Chapter 11 of The Very Small Person is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Very Small Person is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones. Some were very long. This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one. But this one puzzled you the worst ever! Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.
Chapter 11 of The Very Small Person is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.”
by chance
From this reading “This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “But this one puzzled you the worst ever!”
payment or reward (as for service rendered)
From this reading “The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.”
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “But this one puzzled you the worst ever!”
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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 This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
anew
From this reading Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this one puzzled you the worst ever!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
at any time
From this reading But this one puzzled you the worst ever!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
by chance
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading But this one puzzled you the worst ever!
payment or reward (as for service rendered)
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some were very long.
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Morry spelled it through again, searching for light.
precisely as stated
From this reading Some were very long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
at the time that
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The Recompense There were all kinds of words,--short ones and long ones.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading But this one puzzled you the worst ever!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This one--we-ell, maybe it wasn't so _long_, for when you're nine you don't of course mind three-story words, and this one looked like a three-story one.
Chapter 11 of The Very Small Person by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 11 holds 290 sentences of The Very Small Person, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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