Chapter 18 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?” “No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be. We have flown too far away.” “Yet it really looks like it,” said Pointed Toes. “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
Chapter 18 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?””
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “We have flown too far away.””
a large and stately mansion
From this reading ““Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.””
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?””
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 ““No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be.”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading ““Yet it really looks like it,” said Pointed Toes.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?””
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 ““Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We have flown too far away.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We have flown too far away.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading We have flown too far away.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have flown too far away.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Yet it really looks like it,” said Pointed Toes.
engage in
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
having a point
From this reading “Yet it really looks like it,” said Pointed Toes.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Yet it really looks like it,” said Pointed Toes.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be.
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 “No, no!” said Spider Eyes, “it cannot be.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “Yet it really looks like it,” said Pointed Toes.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We have flown too far away.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have flown too far away.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
at the time that
From this reading “Those trees are like the very ones we passed when we were going to make ready the Queen’s palace.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Chip Wing suddenly exclaimed: “Does not this look like the wood near our Queen’s realm?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet it really looks like it,” said Pointed Toes.
Chapter 18 of The little elves seeking the beautiful world by Lucy Hamilton Warner holds 27 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 18 holds 27 sentences of The little elves seeking the beautiful world, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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