Chapter 5 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear. They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he? We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.” “Spider Eyes! Spider Eyes!” they called; but he did not answer.
Chapter 5 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/5 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.””
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.”
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading “They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.””
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.””
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.
In this reading “They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?”
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.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
(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 We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
react verbally
From this reading Spider Eyes!” they called; but he did not answer.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Spider Eyes!” they called; but he did not answer.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Spider Eyes!” they called; but he did not answer.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
opinion or judgment
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
not in physical motion
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They waited and listened; still Spider Eyes did not appear.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
in or at the place that
From this reading They turned to each other in alarm, saying, “Where is he?
during the time that
From this reading We are sure the toad did not catch him, for we were watching all the while.”
Chapter 5 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world by Lucy Hamilton Warner holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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 29 sentences of The little elves seeking the beautiful world, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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