Chapter 9 of The new buggy is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The new buggy is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLUE FISH. WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote? It was this. "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better. I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
Chapter 9 of The new buggy is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “"DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.”
take in solid food
From this reading “I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “THE BLUE FISH.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?”
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 “I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.”
In this reading “"DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE BLUE FISH.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
the best people or things in a group
From this reading I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.
dearly loved
From this reading "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.
take in solid food
From this reading I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading THE BLUE FISH.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "DEAR DANIEL:" "I am a great deal better.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE FISH.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?
precisely as stated
From this reading I eat bread and cream every day; and I like it very much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WOULD you like to hear what Jimmy wrote?
Chapter 9 of The new buggy by Madeline Leslie holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 9 holds 81 sentences of The new buggy, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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