Chapter 10 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CONFESSION. “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?” Tom gave a sort of grunt of assent. “And the baby so ill! Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
Chapter 10 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
From this reading “Tom gave a sort of grunt of assent.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading ““And the baby so ill!”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “A CONFESSION.”
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “Mother doubts if he will live over the night!”
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “Tom gave a sort of grunt of assent.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““And the baby so ill!”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading ““Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?””
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?””
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 ““Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CONFESSION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the baby so ill!
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
From this reading Tom gave a sort of grunt of assent.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “And the baby so ill!
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading A CONFESSION.
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Tom gave a sort of grunt of assent.
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading Tom gave a sort of grunt of assent.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “And the baby so ill!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom gave a sort of grunt of assent.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
above and across; more than
From this reading Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And the baby so ill!
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Tom gave a sort of grunt of assent.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And the baby so ill!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
male cat
From this reading “Oh, Tom,” said Minnie, “is not this a terrible misfortune that has happened to poor Mrs. Bright?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mother doubts if he will live over the night!
Chapter 10 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young by A. L. O. E. holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 10 holds 105 sentences of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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