Chapter 10 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE RED HOUSE. The scene around had changed during the half-hour. Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling. "What _shall_ we do?" cried Ben. "Your coach has been stolen, Kit.
Chapter 10 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"What _shall_ we do?" cried Ben.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “"Your coach has been stolen, Kit.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.”
a half of an hour
From this reading “The scene around had changed during the half-hour.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"Your coach has been stolen, Kit.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “"Your coach has been stolen, Kit.”
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 “THE LITTLE RED HOUSE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The scene around had changed during the half-hour.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Your coach has been stolen, Kit.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "What _shall_ we do?" cried Ben.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The scene around had changed during the half-hour.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading "Your coach has been stolen, Kit.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What _shall_ we do?" cried Ben.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What _shall_ we do?" cried Ben.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The scene around had changed during the half-hour.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The scene around had changed during the half-hour.
a half of an hour
From this reading The scene around had changed during the half-hour.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your coach has been stolen, Kit.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Your coach has been stolen, Kit.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene around had changed during the half-hour.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What _shall_ we do?" cried Ben.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading "Your coach has been stolen, Kit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What _shall_ we do?" cried Ben.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Angry looking clouds were coming up on all sides, and heavy drops of rain were falling.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What _shall_ we do?" cried Ben.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your coach has been stolen, Kit.
Chapter 10 of Wood Cottage by M. E. (Mary Emma) Drewsen holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 61 sentences of Wood Cottage, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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