Chapter 1 of Baby Chatterbox is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Baby Chatterbox is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW BABY. A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night. A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white. But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky? She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
Chapter 1 of Baby Chatterbox is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “THE NEW BABY.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.”
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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 A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
Having no one else present.
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading THE NEW BABY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW BABY.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW BABY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
a Caucasian
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
Chapter 1 of Baby Chatterbox by Anonymous holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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 1 holds 330 sentences of Baby Chatterbox, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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