Chapter 6 of Beth's wonder-winter is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Beth's wonder-winter is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table. “Oh, I do!” cried Beth. “I love to go to church. I like so very much to sing hymns. Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
Chapter 6 of Beth's wonder-winter is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading ““THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ““THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.”
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading “I like so very much to sing hymns.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ““THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “I like so very much to sing hymns.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.”
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 like so very much to sing hymns.”
a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading ““THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.”
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 Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
(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 Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, I do!” cried Beth.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, I do!” cried Beth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I love to go to church.
the act of departing
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading I like so very much to sing hymns.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I do!” cried Beth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I love to go to church.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I like so very much to sing hymns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I do!” cried Beth.
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
express in words
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
deliver by singing
From this reading I like so very much to sing hymns.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
precisely as stated
From this reading I like so very much to sing hymns.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Sometimes I wish we could have hymns instead of a sermon, but Aunt Rebecca says that’s all wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “THE ISLAND DAY” “If you don’t feel like going to church you may say so, Beth,” said Mr. Cortlandt at the breakfast table.
Chapter 6 of Beth's wonder-winter by Marion Ames Taggart holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 207 sentences of Beth's wonder-winter, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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