Chapter 5 of The Little Girl Lost: A Tale for Little Girls is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Little Girl Lost: A Tale for Little Girls is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation. She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li! Ni-li! Ni-li! Ku-niang!'
Chapter 5 of The Little Girl Lost: A Tale for Little Girls is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.”
done under pressure
From this reading “She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ku-niang!'
the post or office of legate
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
informal terms for a mother
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
done under pressure
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SEARCH Chu Ma was the first to miss Nelly in the Legation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She rushed about as fast as her little feet would allow, calling, 'Ni-li!
Chapter 5 of The Little Girl Lost: A Tale for Little Girls by Eleanor Raper holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 59 sentences of The Little Girl Lost: A Tale for Little Girls, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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