Chapter 6 of 365 bedtime stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of 365 bedtime stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Then he had an idea! He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door. “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it. “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’ “And he had!
Chapter 6 of 365 bedtime stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 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 “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading ““When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.”
the act of removing the contents of something
From this reading “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading ““When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.”
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading ““When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.”
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In this reading “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
In this reading “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
to come or go into
In this reading “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
the act of removing the contents of something
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
in or at that place or location
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
in the direction of
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
at the time that
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Chapter 6 of 365 bedtime stories by Mary Graham Bonner holds 405 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.
Chapter 6 holds 405 sentences of 365 bedtime stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of 365 bedtime stories by Mary Graham Bonner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in 365 bedtime stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
