Chapter 13 of The Orange Fairy Book is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Orange Fairy Book is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep. We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.' The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes. 'He is tied up to that tree; go and take him.' So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
Chapter 13 of The Orange Fairy Book is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.”
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading “So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.”
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading “So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.”
a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
From this reading “So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
(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 We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
take in solid food
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
opinion or judgment
From this reading The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'He is tied up to that tree; go and take him.'
a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He is tied up to that tree; go and take him.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'He is tied up to that tree; go and take him.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He is tied up to that tree; go and take him.'
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
carry out
From this reading 'He is tied up to that tree; go and take him.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
bound or secured closely
From this reading 'He is tied up to that tree; go and take him.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading 'He is tied up to that tree; go and take him.'
moved around an axis or center
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
not closed or secured
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
precisely as stated
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading 'Wake up,' they said, 'and give us that sheep.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had nothing to eat all night, and are very hungry.'
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
in or at the place that
From this reading So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord, and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept, dragging the greyhound after them.
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes.
Chapter 13 of The Orange Fairy Book by Andrew Lang holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 13 holds 171 sentences of The Orange Fairy Book, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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