Chapter 5 of The well in the wood is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The well in the wood is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes. “That’s what they all say,” sobbed the Guinea-Pig. “Can’t you find them? It never took so long before.” “Here’s one!
Chapter 5 of The well in the wood is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
not able to be found
From this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading ““That’s what they all say,” sobbed the Guinea-Pig.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
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In this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
In this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
In this reading “THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.”
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(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 “That’s what they all say,” sobbed the Guinea-Pig.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It never took so long before.”
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From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
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From this reading “Can’t you find them?
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From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Can’t you find them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here’s one!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It never took so long before.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
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 It never took so long before.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
not able to be found
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It never took so long before.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Here’s one!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
select carefully from a group
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
express in words
From this reading “That’s what they all say,” sobbed the Guinea-Pig.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It never took so long before.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “That’s what they all say,” sobbed the Guinea-Pig.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s what they all say,” sobbed the Guinea-Pig.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Can’t you find them?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s what they all say,” sobbed the Guinea-Pig.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It never took so long before.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what they all say,” sobbed the Guinea-Pig.
belonging to which person
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GUINEA-PIG WHOSE EYES FELL OUT “Really, I didn’t mean to pick you up by the tail,” said Buddie, turning over the leaves in search of the missing eyes.
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