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The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding
The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.
Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.
Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.
He rarely left town this early.
As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.
/sɪks mʌnθs ˈleɪtər ɪt wɑːz ə koʊld ˈsnoʊi ˌæftərˈnuːn leɪt ɪn ˈdʒænjuːeri/
Line 2
Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.
/rɑːb mʊr ˈlʊkɪŋ æt hɪz wɑːtʃ æz hiː ˈhɜːrid əˈlɔːŋ ðə striːt faʊnd ðæt hiː wɑːz ten ˈmɪnəts əˈhed ʌv ðə taɪm æt wɪtʃ ðə nekst kɑːr wɑːz duː tuː stɑːrt tuː ðə ˈvæli/
Line 3
Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.
Line 4
He rarely left town this early.
/hiː ˈrerli left taʊn ðɪs ˈɜːrli/
Line 5
As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

January noun US /ˈdʒænjuːeri/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading “SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Moore noun US /mʊr/

United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

From this reading “Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rarely adverb US /ˈrerli/

not often

From this reading “He rarely left town this early.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
refuge noun US /ˈrefjuːdʒ/

a safe place

From this reading “Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Rob verb US /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading “Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
snowy adjective US /ˈsnoʊi/

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading “SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suburbs noun US /ˈsʌbərbz/

plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading “As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
windy adjective US /ˈwɪndi/

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

From this reading “Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

ten minutes noun + noun

In this reading “Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.”

23,797 times in 225,867 chapters
SIX MONTHS noun + noun counted as “six month”

In this reading “SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.”

16,839 times in 225,867 chapters
take refuge verb + noun

In this reading “Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.”

4,879 times in 225,867 chapters
sprang up verb + adjective counted as “spring up”

come into existence; take on form or shape

In this reading “As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.”

24,180 times in 225,867 chapters
along the street preposition + article + noun counted as “along … street”

In this reading “Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.”

3,721 times in 225,867 chapters
already crowded adverb + adjective

In this reading “Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.”

204 times in 225,867 chapters
in the suburbs preposition + article + noun counted as “in … suburb”

In this reading “As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.”

1,471 times in 225,867 chapters
wait on verb + particle

work for or be a servant to

In this reading “Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.”

8,653 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 73

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
car-shed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

Pending verification
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crowdedadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊdəd/

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drug-store

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

Pending verification
dueadjectiveUS /duː/

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading He rarely left town this early.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LATERadverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He rarely left town this early.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MONTHSnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MoorenounUS /mʊr/

United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/

not often

From this reading He rarely left town this early.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RatheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/

a safe place

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RobverbUS /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
school-children

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

Pending verification
seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SIXnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suburbsnounUS /ˈsʌbərbz/

plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He rarely left town this early.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading He rarely left town this early.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/

under normal conditions

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ValleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading As he sprang up the steps and took his seat in the waiting car, he saw that it was the one usually filled by the school-children living in the suburbs.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SIX MONTHS LATER IT was a cold snowy afternoon, late in January.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Rob Moore, looking at his watch as he hurried along the street, found that he was ten minutes ahead of the time at which the next car was due to start to the Valley.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
windyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪndi/

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

From this reading Rather than wait on the windy corner or take refuge in the already crowded drug-store, he walked on down to the car-shed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 12 of The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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.

What does chapter 12 of The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding contain?

Chapter 12 holds 275 sentences of The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 275 sentences, grouped into 55 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Can chapter 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding

Common questions about reading The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding?

Yes. All 3456 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39594 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #39594, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding take to read?

About 288 minutes of reading across 692 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding section by section

How to work through The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Trade
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Large
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Cloth
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Illustrated
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