Chapter 11 of Anecdotes for boys is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of Anecdotes for boys is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RELIGION. SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE. THE WILL. Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read. A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
Chapter 11 of Anecdotes for boys is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gotten through environmental forces
From this reading “Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.”
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “RELIGION.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.”
an educational institution
From this reading “A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.”
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 minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
a youthful male person
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
the act of departing
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
and nothing more
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading RELIGION.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
an educational institution
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILL.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE WILL.
Chapter 11 of Anecdotes for boys by Harvey Newcomb holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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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