Chapter 7 of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BRAVE PRINCESS "Listen, children! That must be the song of a nightingale. How sweet it is!" It was a lovely Sunday afternoon. Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
Chapter 7 of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading “Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “THE BRAVE PRINCESS "Listen, children!”
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading “That must be the song of a nightingale.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.”
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading “Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “That must be the song of a nightingale.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “It was a lovely Sunday afternoon.”
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 That must be the song of a nightingale.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a lovely Sunday afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That must be the song of a nightingale.
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading THE BRAVE PRINCESS "Listen, children!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE BRAVE PRINCESS "Listen, children!
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
a social unit living together
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How sweet it is!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How sweet it is!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How sweet it is!"
hear with intention
From this reading THE BRAVE PRINCESS "Listen, children!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely Sunday afternoon.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That must be the song of a nightingale.
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading That must be the song of a nightingale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That must be the song of a nightingale.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE BRAVE PRINCESS "Listen, children!
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading That must be the song of a nightingale.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was a lovely Sunday afternoon.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading How sweet it is!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That must be the song of a nightingale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRAVE PRINCESS "Listen, children!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every one in the family had been to church in the morning, and come home to a good dinner of bean soup and potato salad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely Sunday afternoon.
Chapter 7 of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 7 holds 141 sentences of Bertha, Our Little German Cousin, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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