Chapter 5 of The Wonder-Child: An Australian Story is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Wonder-Child: An Australian Story is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room. ’Feel strongly about it—strongly! If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly! Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust. Feel strongly!’
Chapter 5 of The Wonder-Child: An Australian Story is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.”
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading “’Feel strongly about it—strongly!”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.”
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!”
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.
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In this reading “If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!”
a man who is very old
In this reading “The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.”
come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading “The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.”
In this reading “’Feel strongly about it—strongly!”
In this reading “The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
remove the dust from
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ’Feel strongly about it—strongly!
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’Feel strongly about it—strongly!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
not any; not one
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
and nothing more
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading ’Feel strongly about it—strongly!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The old man sprang up, and began to thunder about the room.
precisely as stated
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Me very bed’s like stones the nights the cables show no victories; the food in me mouth turns to dust.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
a late time of life
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading If I was only ten years younger, I’d do more than feel strongly!
Chapter 5 of The Wonder-Child: An Australian Story by Ethel Turner holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of The Wonder-Child: An Australian Story, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Wonder-Child: An Australian Story by Ethel Turner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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