Chapter 15 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW CHARLIE RAN AWAY. "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening. "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday." "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure. To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
Chapter 15 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."”
clothing in general
From this reading “"She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “"She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “"Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.”
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading “To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"”
make steady
From this reading “To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"”
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
From this reading “To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"”
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.
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “HOW CHARLIE RAN AWAY.”
In this reading “"Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.”
In this reading “"She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “"She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HOW CHARLIE RAN AWAY.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW CHARLIE RAN AWAY.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.
clothing in general
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
a young female
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
marked by or paying little heed or attention
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW CHARLIE RAN AWAY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading HOW CHARLIE RAN AWAY.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
make steady
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.
carry out
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, the poor child needed it, I am sure.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is Charlie?" asked Hal as they sat down to the supper-table one evening.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading To think of our wild, heedless, tomboy Charlie settling into such a steady girl!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "She didn't go to work this afternoon, but put on her best clothes, and said she meant to take a holiday."
Chapter 15 of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe by Amanda M. Douglas holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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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