Chapter 9 of The One-Eyed Fairies is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The One-Eyed Fairies is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day. The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home. They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again. “She wants us!” they cried excitedly. “Hush!” commanded their King, “she wants me.
Chapter 9 of The One-Eyed Fairies is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading “BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading ““Hush!” commanded their King, “she wants me.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading ““She wants us!” they cried excitedly.”
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading ““Hush!” commanded their King, “she wants me.”
having or showing only one eye
From this reading “The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““She wants us!” they cried excitedly.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.”
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 ““She wants us!” they cried excitedly.”
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 The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
anew
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “Hush!” commanded their King, “she wants me.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “She wants us!” they cried excitedly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “She wants us!” they cried excitedly.
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush!” commanded their King, “she wants me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Hush!” commanded their King, “she wants me.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hush!” commanded their King, “she wants me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
having or showing only one eye
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She wants us!” they cried excitedly.
term of address for a man
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
the season of growth
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The One-Eyed Fairies had been having a long rest in their home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She wants us!” they cried excitedly.
precisely as stated
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “She wants us!” they cried excitedly.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading BROTHER JIM’S MARBLE-BAG “Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret one warm spring day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were very glad to hear Margaret’s voice again.
Chapter 9 of The One-Eyed Fairies by Georgia Eldridge Hanley holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 70 sentences of The One-Eyed Fairies, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The One-Eyed Fairies by Georgia Eldridge Hanley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 70 sentences, grouped into 14 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 14 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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