Chapter 4 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning. I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline. I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up. I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures. I had thought out everything.
Chapter 4 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.”
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.”
not able to be found
From this reading “I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.”
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.”
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 “MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.”
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.”
In this reading “I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.”
In this reading “I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
(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 I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I had thought out everything.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
and nothing more
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
immediately past
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
not able to be found
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
according to the clock
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had thought out everything.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had thought out everything.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
hard to endure
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had been dreaming all night that I was trying to catch trains, and just missing them, and trying to hide from Aunt Caroline.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was very excited, for it was a regular adventure, and we do love adventures.
at the time that
From this reading I was so glad when it got light at last and I could get up.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading MARKET DAY I WOKE up at four o'clock the next morning.
Chapter 4 of "Us, and our donkey" by Amy Le Feuvre holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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