Chapter 8 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him. “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap. “Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing. “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes. “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
Chapter 8 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading ““Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading ““Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading ““Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading ““But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.”
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 ““He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading ““What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading ““Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.”
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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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
having a point
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
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 “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
express in words
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
in the direction of
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But there are some bright lights overhead that he thought were the lights of the beautiful world.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which way are we to go?” inquired Dusty Cap.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “Are we on the right road?” questioned Chip Wing.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “He said he had never seen the beautiful world,” answered Spider Eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What did he tell you?” asked Pointed Toes, coming towards him.
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