Chapter 6 of Bertie's Home is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Bertie's Home is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DRAGGING STONES. The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon. "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy. Hurrah! I never did see a sight like that before.
Chapter 6 of Bertie's Home is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.”
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading “DRAGGING STONES.”
put a harness
From this reading “The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah!”
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading “"Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.”
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading “"Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.”
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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 I never did see a sight like that before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never did see a sight like that before.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I never did see a sight like that before.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading DRAGGING STONES.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
put a harness
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
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From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
a victory cheer
From this reading Hurrah!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never did see a sight like that before.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never did see a sight like that before.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I never did see a sight like that before.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I never did see a sight like that before.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading DRAGGING STONES.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never did see a sight like that before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning the donkey was as good as new, farmer Taylor said, as he taught Herbert how to harness him into his wagon.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hold your reins up taut, like this, my boy.
Chapter 6 of Bertie's Home by Madeline Leslie holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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