Chapter 6 of Beginners' Book in Language. A Book for the Third Grade is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Beginners' Book in Language. A Book for the Third Grade is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Another pupil might write as follows: I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose. You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room. =Written Exercise.= Write a picture of yourself. Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.
Chapter 6 of Beginners' Book in Language. A Book for the Third Grade is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading “I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “=Written Exercise.= Write a picture of yourself.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Another pupil might write as follows:”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Another pupil might write as follows:”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.”
superlative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.”
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 “I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.”
In this reading “I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.”
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 I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another pupil might write as follows:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another pupil might write as follows:
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
a youthful male person
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading =Written Exercise.= Write a picture of yourself.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Another pupil might write as follows:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Another pupil might write as follows:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =Written Exercise.= Write a picture of yourself.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading =Written Exercise.= Write a picture of yourself.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Another pupil might write as follows:
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
superlative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Write what will help a reader to see you as you are.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am a boy with black hair that is curly, brown eyes, and a long, thin nose.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
produce a literary work
From this reading Another pupil might write as follows:
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading =Written Exercise.= Write a picture of yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would know me by my size, for I am the tallest pupil in the room.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading =Written Exercise.= Write a picture of yourself.
Chapter 6 of Beginners' Book in Language. A Book for the Third Grade by Harry Jewett Jeschke holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Beginners' Book in Language. A Book for the Third Grade, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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