Chapter 6 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle. "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him? Don't I belong to the imperial stable?" "But _why_ is the horse to have golden shoes? Don't you understand that?" asked the smith.
Chapter 6 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading “"Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Don't I belong to the imperial stable?"”
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “"Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?”
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading “Don't I belong to the imperial stable?"”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “"Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?”
a particular situation
From this reading “"Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “Don't I belong to the imperial stable?"”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “"Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?”
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 “"Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.”
work for or be a servant to
In this reading “"Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Don't you understand that?" asked the smith.
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading "Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Don't I belong to the imperial stable?"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But _why_ is the horse to have golden shoes?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't I belong to the imperial stable?"
take in liquids
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But _why_ is the horse to have golden shoes?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "But _why_ is the horse to have golden shoes?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading Don't I belong to the imperial stable?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
and nothing more
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.
a particular situation
From this reading "Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Don't you understand that?" asked the smith.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Don't I belong to the imperial stable?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Golden shoes? certainly," replied the beetle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't I belong to the imperial stable?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Don't you understand that?" asked the smith.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But _why_ is the horse to have golden shoes?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "Am I not just as good as that big creature yonder, that is waited on, and brushed, and has meat and drink put before him?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you understand that?" asked the smith.
Chapter 6 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 6 holds 390 sentences of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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