Chapter 8 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD TUMBLER, AFTER ALL. Hal's chickens prospered remarkably. Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven. So there were fifty-one left. They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
Chapter 8 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “Hal's chickens prospered remarkably.”
plural of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.”
possessive form of “hals” — Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
From this reading “Hal's chickens prospered remarkably.”
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading “Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.”
plural of “incursion” — the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
From this reading “They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.”
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
From this reading “Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.”
past form of “prosper” — make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading “Hal's chickens prospered remarkably.”
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading “THE OLD TUMBLER, AFTER ALL.”
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.
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later than; following
From this reading THE OLD TUMBLER, AFTER ALL.
(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 OLD TUMBLER, AFTER ALL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Hal's chickens prospered remarkably.
plural of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
being eight more than fifty
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
being one more than fifty
From this reading So there were fifty-one left.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
possessive form of “hals” — Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
From this reading Hal's chickens prospered remarkably.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
plural of “incursion” — the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading So there were fifty-one left.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD TUMBLER, AFTER ALL.
and nothing more
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
in the near future
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
past form of “prosper” — make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading Hal's chickens prospered remarkably.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Hal's chickens prospered remarkably.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there were fifty-one left.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD TUMBLER, AFTER ALL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So there were fifty-one left.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
a special situation
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five motherly hens clucked to families of black-eyed chicks; and, out of fifty-eight eggs, he only lost seven.
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading THE OLD TUMBLER, AFTER ALL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They made some incursions in his garden, to be sure; but presently every thing grew so large that it was out of danger.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So there were fifty-one left.
Chapter 8 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe by Amanda M. Douglas holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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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