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A Kindergarten Story Book

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.
Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.
She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.
Then she looked under her wee, wee bed, but there was nothing there.
So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.
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A Kindergarten Story Book

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of A Kindergarten Story Book is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.
/soʊ ðɪs wiː wiː ˈwʊmən tʊk hɜːr wiː wiː ˈkændəl ɪn hɜːr wiː wiː hænd krept ˈsɔːftli ʌp hɜːr wiː wiː sterz ɡɑːt ˈɪntuː hɜːr wiː wiː bed ənd fel fæst əˈsliːp/
Line 2
Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.
/suːn ðɪs wiː wiː ˈwʊmən wɑːz əˈweɪkənd baɪ ə nɔɪz/
Line 3
She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.
/ʃiː dʒʌmpt aʊt ʌv hɜːr wiː wiː bed ˈlaɪtəd hɜːr wiː wiː ˈkændəl ənd lʊkt bɪˈhaɪnd hɜːr wiː wiː dɔːr bʌt ðer wɑːz ˈnʌθɪŋ ðer/
Line 4
Then she looked under her wee, wee bed, but there was nothing there.
/ðen ʃiː lʊkt ˈʌndər hɜːr wiː wiː bed bʌt ðer wɑːz ˈnʌθɪŋ ðer/
Line 5
So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.
/soʊ ðɪs wiː wiː ˈwʊmən tʊk hɜːr wiː wiː ˈkændəl ɪn hɜːr wiː wiː hænd krept ˈsɔːftli daʊn hɜːr wiː wiː sterz ənd wen ʃiː riːtʃt ðə ruːm bɪˈloʊ ʃiː lʊkt ˈʌndər hɜːr wiː wiː tʃer bʌt ðer wɑːz ˈnʌθɪŋ ðer/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

awakened adjective US /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading “Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.”

candle noun US /ˈkændəl/

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading “So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.”

crept verb US /krept/

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading “So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.”

jumped verb US /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.”

lighted adjective US /ˈlaɪtəd/

set afire or burning

From this reading “She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.”

softly adverb US /ˈsɔːftli/

with low volume

From this reading “So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.”

stairs noun US /sterz/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading “So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.”

wee adjective US /wiː/

(used informally) very small

From this reading “So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.

candlenounUS /ˈkændəl/

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.

creptverbUS /krept/

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/

set afire or burning

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

noisenounUS /nɔɪz/

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/

with low volume

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

SoonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.

stairsnounUS /sterz/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then she looked under her wee, wee bed, but there was nothing there.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading She jumped out of her wee, wee bed, lighted her wee, wee candle and looked behind, her wee, wee door, but there was nothing there.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Then she looked under her wee, wee bed, but there was nothing there.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Soon this wee, wee woman was awakened by a noise.

weeadjectiveUS /wiː/

(used informally) very small

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly down her wee, wee stairs, and, when she reached the room below, she looked under her wee, wee chair, but there was nothing there.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading So this wee, wee woman took her wee, wee candle in her wee, wee hand, crept softly up her wee, wee stairs, got into her wee, wee bed and fell fast asleep.

Chapter 3 of A Kindergarten Story Book by Jane L. (Jane Lincoln) Hoxie holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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.

What does chapter 3 of A Kindergarten Story Book contain?

Chapter 3 holds 431 sentences of A Kindergarten Story Book, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of A Kindergarten Story Book by Jane L. (Jane Lincoln) Hoxie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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Springfield
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Whose
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Evening
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Story-hour
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