Chapter 4 of Two little travellers is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Two little travellers is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAR, FAR AWAY! "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!' As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew. 'Whither away, sweet swallows? Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
Chapter 4 of Two little travellers is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak softly or lovingly
From this reading “"The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'”
plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading “"The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “"The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “"The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'”
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading “As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “'Whither away, sweet swallows?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading FAR, FAR AWAY!
speak softly or lovingly
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading FAR, FAR AWAY!
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading 'Whither away, sweet swallows?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading As they sunned themselves on the garden wall, And the swallows round them flew.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The leaves were reddening to their fall, 'Coo!' said the gray doves, 'coo!'
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading 'Whither away, sweet swallows?
Chapter 4 of Two little travellers by Frances Browne Arthur holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 4 holds 236 sentences of Two little travellers, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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