Chapter 13 of Boys and Girls Bookshelf is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Boys and Girls Bookshelf is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light. What Mother does is always right. WHO IS IT? BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"? Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
Chapter 13 of Boys and Girls Bookshelf is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading “BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.”
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading “Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?”
belonging to which person
From this reading “BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?”
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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 did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
(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 BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading What Mother does is always right.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
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From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Mother does is always right.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
opinion or judgment
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
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From this reading Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Mother does is always right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
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From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
engage in
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading What Mother does is always right.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
precisely, exactly
From this reading What Mother does is always right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
which person or people
From this reading WHO IS IT?
belonging to which person
From this reading BY ETHEL M. KELLEY Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
Chapter 13 of Boys and Girls Bookshelf by Various holds 420 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 13 holds 420 sentences of Boys and Girls Bookshelf, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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