Chapter 4 of The sociable Sand Witch is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The sociable Sand Witch is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant. "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is." And he knocked at the cottage door. "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons. "Where did you come from?
Chapter 4 of The sociable Sand Witch is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “"She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “And he knocked at the cottage door.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “"Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “And he knocked at the cottage door.”
(folklore) a female ogre
From this reading “"Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “"She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."”
a request to be present
From this reading “"Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.”
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 “"She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."”
In this reading “"Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.”
In this reading “And he knocked at the cottage door.”
In this reading “And he knocked at the cottage door.”
In this reading “"Where did you come from?”
In this reading “And he knocked at the cottage door.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he knocked at the cottage door.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he knocked at the cottage door.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
very irritable
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where did you come from?
a small house with a single story
From this reading And he knocked at the cottage door.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you come from?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And he knocked at the cottage door.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where did you come from?
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he knocked at the cottage door.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading And he knocked at the cottage door.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
by chance
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
(folklore) a female ogre
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
a request to be present
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Here is where Goog, the ogress lives," said the giant.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, hello, Blunderbuss!" exclaimed the ogress, smiling a very bristly sort of a smile as she answered the summons.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "She belonged to the same sewing circle as my wife so maybe she knows where she is."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you come from?
Chapter 4 of The sociable Sand Witch by Thomas Lambert Sappington holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 415 sentences of The sociable Sand Witch, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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