Chapter 5 of The Magic Nuts is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Magic Nuts is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'WHAT'S O'CLOCK?' 'You had best come with me,' says he. And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore. It was one of disappointment.
Chapter 5 of The Magic Nuts is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “'You had best come with me,' says he.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “It was one of disappointment.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.”
according to the clock
From this reading “'WHAT'S O'CLOCK?'”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “'You had best come with me,' says he.”
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 “And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
have
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading 'You had best come with me,' says he.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'You had best come with me,' says he.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading It was one of disappointment.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'You had best come with me,' says he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You had best come with me,' says he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You had best come with me,' says he.
according to the clock
From this reading 'WHAT'S O'CLOCK?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of disappointment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of disappointment.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading 'You had best come with me,' says he.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so they did.--_The Brown Bear._ The first exclamation came from Leonore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'WHAT'S O'CLOCK?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'You had best come with me,' says he.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You had best come with me,' says he.
Chapter 5 of The Magic Nuts by Mrs. Molesworth holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 198 sentences of The Magic Nuts, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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