Chapter 9 of Two Little Waifs is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Two Little Waifs is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM BAD TO WORSE. "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear." PRINCESS BOPEEP. Nobody came to wake the children the next morning. They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
Chapter 9 of Two Little Waifs is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!
From this reading “PRINCESS BOPEEP.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “"Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “"Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “"Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.”
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 “Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.”
In this reading “They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little 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.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading FROM BAD TO WORSE.
a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!
From this reading PRINCESS BOPEEP.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
at any time
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM BAD TO WORSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
filled with a great quantity
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading PRINCESS BOPEEP.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM BAD TO WORSE.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Nobody came to wake the children the next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
at the time that
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Their hearts were laden With sorrow, surprise, and fear."
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading They slept later than usual, and when Gladys woke it was already as light as ever it was in the dull little room.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading FROM BAD TO WORSE.
Chapter 9 of Two Little Waifs by Mrs. Molesworth holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 9 holds 179 sentences of Two Little Waifs, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Two Little Waifs by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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