Chapter 5 of The Little Colonel's Holidays is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Little Colonel's Holidays is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TIME FOR PATIENCE. THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her. So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd! King's X! King's excuse!
Chapter 5 of The Little Colonel's Holidays is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “King's X!”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd!”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “A TIME FOR PATIENCE.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.”
In this reading “So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd!”
In this reading “THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TIME FOR PATIENCE.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd!
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
accept an excuse for
From this reading King's excuse!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TIME FOR PATIENCE.
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King's X!
in order that something should not happen
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd!
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading A TIME FOR PATIENCE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they began calling: "Come on, Lloyd!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A TIME FOR PATIENCE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THEY thought at first that she was hiding in the barn, afraid to come out, lest Molly might be lying in wait to grab her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading King's X!
Chapter 5 of The Little Colonel's Holidays by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 5 holds 162 sentences of The Little Colonel's Holidays, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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