Chapter XIV of The Mystery of Carlitos, “The Piñata,” is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of The Mystery of Carlitos, “The Piñata,” is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children. “I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy. “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her. “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar. Maybe they’ll know what that is.”
Chapter XIV of The Mystery of Carlitos, “The Piñata,” is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading ““I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading ““That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.”
tamper, with the purpose of deception
From this reading ““I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe they’ll know what that is.””
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.”
thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
From this reading ““I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading ““I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.”
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 “Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.”
unrefined or only partly refined sugar
In this reading ““I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.”
In this reading “Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.”
In this reading ““I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
tamper, with the purpose of deception
From this reading “I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe they’ll know what that is.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Maybe they’ll know what that is.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
engage in
From this reading “I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
by chance
From this reading Maybe they’ll know what that is.”
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I’ll make some fudge,” suggested Peggy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maybe they’ll know what that is.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe they’ll know what that is.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I can make some molasses candy out of this brown sugar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Early the next morning the three girls began making preparations for the party for the little Mexican children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “That’ll be something new to them,” Florence told her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Maybe they’ll know what that is.”
Chapter 14 of The Mystery of Carlitos by Helen Randolph holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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