Chapter 6 of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha. She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll. She was playing it was a baby. Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends. But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
Chapter 6 of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “She was playing it was a baby.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.”
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.”
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She was playing it was a baby.
later than; following
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading She was playing it was a baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
a youthful male person
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was playing it was a baby.
and nothing more
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
participate in games or sport
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But all they had done, Bertha declared, was to play war and soldiers.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting under the trees rocking her doll.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hans had just come home after an afternoon of sport with his boy friends.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GREAT FREDERICK "I declare, Hans, I should think you would get tired of playing war," said Bertha.
Chapter 6 of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 124 sentences of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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