Chapter 10 of The Violet Fairy Book: The Two Frogs is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Violet Fairy Book: The Two Frogs is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister. ‘Asleep,’ said Hans. ‘Asleep!’ exclaimed the minister in astonishment. ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’ ‘That is exactly what I do mean,’ replied Hans.
Chapter 10 of The Violet Fairy Book: The Two Frogs is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “‘Asleep,’ said Hans.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “‘Asleep!’ exclaimed the minister in astonishment.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “‘That is exactly what I do mean,’ replied Hans.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “‘Asleep!’ exclaimed the minister in astonishment.”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “‘Asleep,’ said Hans.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’”
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’”
In this reading “‘Asleep!’ exclaimed the minister in astonishment.”
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 ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
in a state of sleep
From this reading ‘Asleep,’ said Hans.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading ‘Asleep!’ exclaimed the minister in astonishment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘That is exactly what I do mean,’ replied Hans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ‘That is exactly what I do mean,’ replied Hans.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ‘Asleep!’ exclaimed the minister in astonishment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading ‘Asleep,’ said Hans.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘That is exactly what I do mean,’ replied Hans.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Asleep!’ exclaimed the minister in astonishment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘That is exactly what I do mean,’ replied Hans.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ‘That is exactly what I do mean,’ replied Hans.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Asleep,’ said Hans.
the state of being asleep
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
express in words
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
up to a particular time
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You don’t mean to tell me that you can go on sleeping till mid-day?’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘That is exactly what I do mean,’ replied Hans.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Where have you been all this time?’ asked the minister.
Chapter 10 of The Violet Fairy Book: The Two Frogs by World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) 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.
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