Chapter 7 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?" We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees. Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still. Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee. It was a very hot afternoon.
Chapter 7 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.”
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading “Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.”
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.”
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading “Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.”
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading “Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.”
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In this reading “We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.”
In this reading “It was a very hot afternoon.”
In this reading “We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.”
In this reading “Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.”
In this reading “Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.”
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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 Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a very hot afternoon.
(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 We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It was a very hot afternoon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very hot afternoon.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.
and nothing more
From this reading Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
not in physical motion
From this reading Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very hot afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all lying out on the lawn under the trees.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP "AND now where can we buy the donkey?"
which person or people
From this reading Puff was the only one who couldn't keep still.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every now and then he would dart out into the sun, chasing a butterfly or pursuing a bee.
Chapter 7 of "Us, and our donkey" by Amy Le Feuvre holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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