Chapter 16 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!” They had surely heard that cry before. But what did it mean? They flew in the direction from whence the sound came. Then stopped and listened again.
Chapter 16 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!””
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!””
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Then stopped and listened again.”
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 “Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!””
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “They had surely heard that cry before.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.”
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 flew in the direction from whence the sound came.”
In this reading “Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!””
In this reading “They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.”
In this reading “Then stopped and listened again.”
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.
anew
From this reading Then stopped and listened again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then stopped and listened again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had surely heard that cry before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what did it mean?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But what did it mean?
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
only a very short time before
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But what did it mean?
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Then stopped and listened again.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But what did it mean?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.
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 Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Then stopped and listened again.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading They had surely heard that cry before.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had surely heard that cry before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then stopped and listened again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what did it mean?
at the time that
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading They flew in the direction from whence the sound came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spider Eyes had hardly finished talking when they heard the faint cry of “Whip-poor-will!”
Chapter 16 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world by Lucy Hamilton Warner holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
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