Chapter 5 of Two Little Women on a Holiday is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Two Little Women on a Holiday is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play! It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.' Have you seen it?" "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that! But it's all right for you young people.
Chapter 5 of Two Little Women on a Holiday is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!”
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading “A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'”
a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)
From this reading “A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “"No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!”
not often
From this reading “"No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “"No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
(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 But it's all right for you young people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's all right for you young people.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
dearly loved
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it's all right for you young people.
brought together in one place
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you seen it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's all right for you young people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
an East Indian sailor
From this reading It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
not any; not one
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But it's all right for you young people.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
participate in games or sport
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
not often
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
precisely, exactly
From this reading But it's all right for you young people.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
Identical; not different.
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Have you seen it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading "No, my dear, I rarely go to the theatre; never to foolish pieces like that!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a light opera, 'The Lass and the Lascar.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A MATINEE IDOL "Oh, Uncle Jeff," Alicia cried, as they gathered round the dinner-table that same night, "we went to the splendidest play!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you seen it?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But it's all right for you young people.
Chapter 5 of Two Little Women on a Holiday by Carolyn Wells holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 225 sentences of Two Little Women on a Holiday, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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