Chapter 6 of The Sun's Babies is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Sun's Babies is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I feel very queer," she said. "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?" The whitebait crowded round to look. "Why, it has moved!" cried one. "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
Chapter 6 of The Sun's Babies is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “"It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “The whitebait crowded round to look.”
the organ of sight
From this reading “"Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"I feel very queer," she said.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “"Why, it has moved!" cried one.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"I feel very queer," she said.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."”
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 “The whitebait crowded round to look.”
In this reading “"It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."”
In this reading “"Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"”
In this reading “"I feel very queer," she said.”
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
the organ of sight
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole
From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
Chapter 6 of The Sun's Babies by Edith Howes holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 6 holds 452 sentences of The Sun's Babies, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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