Chapter 15 of 'Tilda Jane is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of 'Tilda Jane is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FRENCH FAMILY. 'Tilda Jane stood entranced. This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake. She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights. Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
Chapter 15 of 'Tilda Jane is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.”
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading “This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.”
filled with wonder and delight
From this reading “'Tilda Jane stood entranced.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.”
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading “She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.”
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 “She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.”
In this reading “Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
(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 She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
a small house with a single story
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
filled with wonder and delight
From this reading 'Tilda Jane stood entranced.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE FRENCH FAMILY.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading THE FRENCH FAMILY.
brought together in one place
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tilda Jane stood entranced.
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading Here was another family,--a happy family, evidently, all gathered around a cheerful fire in a good-sized living-room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading 'Tilda Jane stood entranced.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRENCH FAMILY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tilda Jane stood entranced.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not the Dillson cottage, the coachman had made a mistake.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She stood staring in the window, for this was a sight that pleased her above all other sights.
Chapter 15 of 'Tilda Jane by Marshall Saunders holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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 15 holds 83 sentences of 'Tilda Jane, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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