Chapter V of The Trail of the Green Doll, “An Urgent Request,” is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V
Chapter V of The Trail of the Green Doll, “An Urgent Request,” is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother. Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running. It was the boy who had spoken. But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?” “Were we, Honey?”
Chapter V of The Trail of the Green Doll, “An Urgent Request,” is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.”
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading “Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.”
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?””
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading ““Were we, Honey?””
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “It was the boy who had spoken.”
very small
From this reading “Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.”
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.
fly around
In this reading “Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?””
In this reading “Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.”
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 Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
a youthful male person
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?”
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?”
a young female
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Were we, Honey?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the boy who had spoken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading It was the boy who had spoken.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the boy who had spoken.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
very small
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the boy who had spoken.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Were we, Honey?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both of them were out of breath, as if they had been running.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
which person or people
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Judy whirled around to see a tiny girl with short brown curls and an older boy who might be her brother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now the little girl asked, “Were you talking about a doll?”
Chapter 5 of The Trail of the Green Doll by Margaret Sutton holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 5 holds 127 sentences of The Trail of the Green Doll, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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