Chapter 13 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 13 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 13 holds 402 sentences of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And what bad living you get!" said Kala. "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup. It's miserable trash, their cookery." And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it. Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
Chapter 13 of What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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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 Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
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From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what bad living you get!" said Kala.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
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From this reading "And what bad living you get!" said Kala.
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From this reading It's miserable trash, their cookery."
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From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
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From this reading "And what bad living you get!" said Kala.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
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From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
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From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
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From this reading It's miserable trash, their cookery."
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From this reading "And what bad living you get!" said Kala.
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From this reading "And what bad living you get!" said Kala.
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From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
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From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
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From this reading It's miserable trash, their cookery."
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what bad living you get!" said Kala.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
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From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It's miserable trash, their cookery."
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From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's miserable trash, their cookery."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what bad living you get!" said Kala.
in or at the place that
From this reading Sophy was taken into the house, where her presence was a real advantage.
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From this reading And the travelling fatigued Kala: she was always fatigued, that was the worst of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," replied mamma, "no such thing as an honest meat soup.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And what bad living you get!" said Kala.
