Chapter 3 of Black Tales for White Children is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Black Tales for White Children is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready." Then he asked her, "My child, where are you going to? Tell me." She said, "Father, have you no understanding? I am going to the country of the Sultan Makami."
Chapter 3 of Black Tales for White Children is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young person of either sex
From this reading “So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."”
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading “I am going to the country of the Sultan Makami."”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “She said, "Father, have you no understanding?”
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In this reading “So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."”
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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 So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to the country of the Sultan Makami."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then he asked her, "My child, where are you going to?
a young person of either sex
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I am going to the country of the Sultan Makami."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
the act of departing
From this reading Then he asked her, "My child, where are you going to?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She said, "Father, have you no understanding?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he asked her, "My child, where are you going to?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to the country of the Sultan Makami."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to the country of the Sultan Makami."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
not any; not one
From this reading She said, "Father, have you no understanding?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am going to the country of the Sultan Makami."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said, "Father, have you no understanding?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading I am going to the country of the Sultan Makami."
express in words
From this reading Tell me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he asked her, "My child, where are you going to?
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading She said, "Father, have you no understanding?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he asked her, "My child, where are you going to?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So her father searched for one hour and half a second, and then returned and said, "My child, the things you want are ready."
Chapter 3 of Black Tales for White Children by C. H. (Chauncy Hugh) Stigand holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 418 sentences of Black Tales for White Children, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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