Chapter 3 of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter. "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands. "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince. But do you know where they are?" Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.
Chapter 3 of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
From this reading “Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.”
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “"How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “"How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.”
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading “"His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.”
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “"His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.”
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “"Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.”
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 “"Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.”
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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 Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.
any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
From this reading Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But do you know where they are?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But do you know where they are?"
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.
a female human offspring
From this reading "His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But do you know where they are?"
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana
From this reading "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading "His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But do you know where they are?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "How delightful!" cried Princess Gentianella, clapping her hands.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But do you know where they are?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anemone, the Witch's daughter, began to look a little doubtful.
(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 "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
in or at the place that
From this reading But do you know where they are?"
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading "His name is Hyacinth," answered the Witch's daughter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But do you know where they are?"
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Then I shall find my youngest brother as well as my Prince.
Chapter 3 of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories by Evelyn Sharp holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 442 sentences of The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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