Chapter 15 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KITTIE IN TROUBLE. A year has gone. Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage. A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure. Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
Chapter 15 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.”
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 “Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.”
In this reading “Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.”
In this reading “Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.”
In this reading “A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.”
In this reading “A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.”
In this reading “Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.”
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 year has gone.
anew
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A year has gone.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A year has gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KITTIE IN TROUBLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KITTIE IN TROUBLE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
a source of difficulty
From this reading KITTIE IN TROUBLE.
precisely as stated
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A little baby sister arrived for Kittie, and she was very happy in the possession of her new treasure.
at the time that
From this reading Baby Ella was now three months old, and Kittie often held her in her arms for a few minutes, when mother was busy.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Autumn has come again, and changes have taken place during that time at Wood Cottage.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year has gone.
Chapter 15 of Wood Cottage by M. E. (Mary Emma) Drewsen holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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 15 holds 48 sentences of Wood Cottage, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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