Chapter 15 of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more. The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day. Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum. “That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning. “He is calling for us to get up.
Chapter 15 of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading ““That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.”
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.”
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.”
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading “Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.”
a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading ““That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.”
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading ““That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.”
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 “Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.”
anew
In this reading “Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.”
In this reading “Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.”
In this reading “Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading ““He is calling for us to get up.”
In this reading “The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.”
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 Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
anew
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading “That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “He is calling for us to get up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
the first light of day
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He is calling for us to get up.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He is calling for us to get up.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
on one occasion
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
above and across; more than
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading “That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
reflecting optimism
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Again there came the sound of knocking that resembled the beating of a drum.
very small
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He is calling for us to get up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “He is calling for us to get up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He is calling for us to get up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
at the time that
From this reading Tiny was glad when the rosy dawn peeped over the eastern hills once more.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little dark room in which he lay did not look so cheerless in the bright light of day.
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading “That is Billy Beaver,” again explained Reynard Redfox, yawning.
Chapter 15 of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress by J. D. (James Douglas) Williams holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 15 holds 81 sentences of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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