Chapter 14 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DONKEY IN A NIGHT-CAP DR. FENNING was an old man. He lives about six miles from us. He came out with a smiling face. I think he saw how frightened we all were.
Chapter 14 of "Us, and our donkey" is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “A DONKEY IN A NIGHT-CAP DR.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “He came out with a smiling face.”
made afraid
From this reading “I think he saw how frightened we all were.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “He lives about six miles from us.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “He lives about six miles from us.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “I think he saw how frightened we all were.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “He lives about six miles from us.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “He came out with a smiling face.”
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 “He lives about six miles from us.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “FENNING was an old man.”
In this reading “He came out with a smiling face.”
In this reading “He lives about six miles from us.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “He came out with a smiling face.”
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 A DONKEY IN A NIGHT-CAP DR.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He lives about six miles from us.
(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 think he saw how frightened we all were.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FENNING was an old man.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came out with a smiling face.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading A DONKEY IN A NIGHT-CAP DR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DONKEY IN A NIGHT-CAP DR.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He came out with a smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FENNING was an old man.
made afraid
From this reading I think he saw how frightened we all were.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lives about six miles from us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lives about six miles from us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think he saw how frightened we all were.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think he saw how frightened we all were.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DONKEY IN A NIGHT-CAP DR.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He lives about six miles from us.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading FENNING was an old man.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He lives about six miles from us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DONKEY IN A NIGHT-CAP DR.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading FENNING was an old man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He came out with a smiling face.
cut with a saw
From this reading I think he saw how frightened we all were.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He lives about six miles from us.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading He came out with a smiling face.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think he saw how frightened we all were.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He lives about six miles from us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FENNING was an old man.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I think he saw how frightened we all were.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I think he saw how frightened we all were.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came out with a smiling face.
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