Chapter 8 of The Little House in the Fairy Wood is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Little House in the Fairy Wood is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next. She did not come back for days and days and days. Much happened before she returned, and much happened after. I will tell you. During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.
Chapter 8 of The Little House in the Fairy Wood is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Much happened before she returned, and much happened after.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Much happened before she returned, and much happened after.”
past form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.”
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later than; following
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not come back for days and days and days.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She did not come back for days and days and days.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Much happened before she returned, and much happened after.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She did not come back for days and days and days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She did not come back for days and days and days.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not come back for days and days and days.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not come back for days and days and days.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Much happened before she returned, and much happened after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will tell you.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much happened before she returned, and much happened after.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Much happened before she returned, and much happened after.
past form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not come back for days and days and days.
express in words
From this reading I will tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading During the days the children roamed the forest looking for their mother.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will tell you.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE WIND HUNT After all, Mother Helma was not there the next morning,--nor the next, nor the next.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will tell you.
Chapter 8 of The Little House in the Fairy Wood by Ethel Cook Eliot holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 8 holds 136 sentences of The Little House in the Fairy Wood, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Little House in the Fairy Wood by Ethel Cook Eliot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 136 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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