Chapter 2 of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright. But the King did not mind in the least. "Perhaps you do," he said simply. "I never pretended to know much. I do not even know why you are laughing.
Chapter 2 of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “"Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “"Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “"Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “"Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “I do not even know why you are laughing.”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “"Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “"I never pretended to know much.”
and nothing more
From this reading “"Perhaps you do," he said simply.”
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 do not even know why you are laughing.”
In this reading “"Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I do not even know why you are laughing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the King did not mind in the least.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the King did not mind in the least.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Perhaps you do," he said simply.
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
divisible by two
From this reading I do not even know why you are laughing.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps you do," he said simply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the King did not mind in the least.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But the King did not mind in the least.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading I do not even know why you are laughing.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But the King did not mind in the least.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But the King did not mind in the least.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I never pretended to know much.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never pretended to know much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the King did not mind in the least.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading "I never pretended to know much.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Perhaps you do," he said simply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
and nothing more
From this reading "Perhaps you do," he said simply.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I never pretended to know much.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I do not even know why you are laughing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps I know more about this forest than you know about the whole of your kingdom," answered the Green Enchantress; and this time she laughed outright.
Chapter 2 of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories by Evelyn Sharp holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 2 holds 451 sentences of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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