Chapter 15 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time. But what a glorious, natural creature she is! Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else. How adorable she was in all her moods! "Do it now, Alicia," I cried.
Chapter 15 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
From this reading “How adorable she was in all her moods!”
without doubt or question
From this reading “Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “But what a glorious, natural creature she is!”
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “How adorable she was in all her moods!”
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading “Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.”
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 “Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But what a glorious, natural creature she is!
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
From this reading How adorable she was in all her moods!
later than; following
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
(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 How adorable she was in all her moods!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what a glorious, natural creature she is!
without doubt or question
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But what a glorious, natural creature she is!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Do it now, Alicia," I cried.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do it now, Alicia," I cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
any strong feeling
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading But what a glorious, natural creature she is!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How adorable she was in all her moods!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do it now, Alicia," I cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How adorable she was in all her moods!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do it now, Alicia," I cried.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading How adorable she was in all her moods!
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading But what a glorious, natural creature she is!
not any; not one
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Do it now, Alicia," I cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
by chance
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But what a glorious, natural creature she is!
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clearly Alicia is no stranger to the patter of the time.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Her touch of satire after her tempest of emotion ravished me as perhaps nothing else.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How adorable she was in all her moods!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what a glorious, natural creature she is!
Chapter 15 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe by Henry James Forman holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 15 holds 430 sentences of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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