Chapter 3 of The rag pickers is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The rag pickers is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CRUEL BOY. "EDDY! please don't hurt so. I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand. "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone. "I don't believe they can feel anything."
Chapter 3 of The rag pickers is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “"What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “THE CRUEL BOY.”
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “"EDDY! please don't hurt so.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.”
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “"What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.”
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.”
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 “"What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.”
In this reading “"What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.”
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 "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
any thing at all
From this reading "I don't believe they can feel anything."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
have
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe they can feel anything."
a youthful male person
From this reading THE CRUEL BOY.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I don't believe they can feel anything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading THE CRUEL BOY.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "EDDY! please don't hurt so.
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading "EDDY! please don't hurt so.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I don't believe they can feel anything."
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
be the source of pain
From this reading "EDDY! please don't hurt so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
and nothing more
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "EDDY! please don't hurt so.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "EDDY! please don't hurt so.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRUEL BOY.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't believe they can feel anything."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a baby you are, to cry just for these little fishes," replied Eddy, in a contemptuous tone.
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't bear to see you!" sobbed little Susy, wiping her eyes with the back of her fat hand.
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