Chapter 4 of Zula is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Zula is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE. She took the basket and started for the city. She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected. The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone. She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
Chapter 4 of Zula is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “She took the basket and started for the city.”
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “THE ESCAPE.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.”
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 “She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.”
In this reading “The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.”
In this reading “She took the basket and started for the city.”
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 She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
a young female
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
the act of giving
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
occurring by chance
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
Chapter 4 of Zula by H. Esselstyn Lindley holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 4 holds 109 sentences of Zula, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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