Chapter 9 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He moved onward. They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves. In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out: “How do you do, Mr. Glowworm? It is not often you pass here.
Chapter 9 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:”
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading “In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:”
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.”
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “He moved onward.”
a result
From this reading “In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:”
plural of “sheaf” — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading “They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.”
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading “They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.”
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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come out of
In this reading “In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:”
In this reading “In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:”
get out of quickly
In this reading “In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:”
In this reading “In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:”
(rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)
In this reading “They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.”
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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 In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Glowworm?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Glowworm?
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He moved onward.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It is not often you pass here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Glowworm?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not often you pass here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not often you pass here.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He moved onward.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Glowworm?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not often you pass here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It is not often you pass here.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading He moved onward.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
go across or through
From this reading It is not often you pass here.
a result
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
cut with a saw
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
plural of “sheaf” — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading They saw him stop and knock on one of the wheat sheaves.
which person or people
From this reading In response to his knock there came forth a large brown grasshopper, who said as he hopped out:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Glowworm?
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