Chapter 9 of The Little Colonel is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Little Colonel is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on. He wondered how he would be received. What if Jack Sherman had died after all? What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him? A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
Chapter 9 of The Little Colonel is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him?”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.”
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading “A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.”
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading “A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him?”
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading “What if Jack Sherman had died after all?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
later than; following
From this reading What if Jack Sherman had died after all?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading What if Jack Sherman had died after all?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wondered how he would be received.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading What if Jack Sherman had died after all?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What if Jack Sherman had died after all?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wondered how he would be received.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if Jack Sherman had died after all?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
a small worthless amount
From this reading What if Jack Sherman had died after all?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He wondered how he would be received.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him?
the place where some action occurs
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him?
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading What if Jack Sherman had died after all?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading A dozen times before he reached the gate he pictured to himself the probable scene of their meeting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What if Elizabeth should refuse to see him?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading A good many forebodings crowded into the Colonel's mind as he walked hurriedly on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if Jack Sherman had died after all?
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered how he would be received.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wondered how he would be received.
Chapter 9 of The Little Colonel by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 88 sentences of The Little Colonel, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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