Chapter 9 of The Prince of the Pin Elves is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Prince of the Pin Elves is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PASSAGE OF THE TOAD. A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again. When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole. “Halloa!” he cried. “Has Wamby got into trouble already?
Chapter 9 of The Prince of the Pin Elves is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “THE PASSAGE OF THE TOAD.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “THE PASSAGE OF THE TOAD.”
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading “When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.”
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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In this reading “A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.”
get involved in or with
In this reading ““Has Wamby got into trouble already?”
In this reading ““Has Wamby got into trouble already?”
In this reading “When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.”
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 A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
anew
From this reading A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Has Wamby got into trouble already?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Halloa!” he cried.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Has Wamby got into trouble already?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa!” he cried.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has Wamby got into trouble already?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Has Wamby got into trouble already?
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE TOAD.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE TOAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
cut with a saw
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE TOAD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE TOAD.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Has Wamby got into trouble already?
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has Wamby got into trouble already?
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A few weeks later Harry went to the Park again.
at the time that
From this reading When he came to the rock he saw a little green twig sticking in the pin-hole.
Chapter 9 of The Prince of the Pin Elves by Charles Lee Sleight holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 119 sentences of The Prince of the Pin Elves, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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