Chapter 13 of Boys and Girls Bookshelf is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 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 — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How horrid you look, Gerda. Why are you crying? And oh, see the worm in that rose. Roses are ugly, and so are window-boxes." And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.
Chapter 13 of Boys and Girls Bookshelf is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading “Why are you crying?”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “"How horrid you look, Gerda.”
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “And oh, see the worm in that rose.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Roses are ugly, and so are window-boxes."”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Roses are ugly, and so are window-boxes."”
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “And oh, see the worm in that rose.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And oh, see the worm in that rose.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why are you crying?
demanding attention
From this reading Why are you crying?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How horrid you look, Gerda.
exceedingly bad
From this reading "How horrid you look, Gerda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How horrid you look, Gerda.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And oh, see the worm in that rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "How horrid you look, Gerda.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And oh, see the worm in that rose.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading And oh, see the worm in that rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Roses are ugly, and so are window-boxes."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And oh, see the worm in that rose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Roses are ugly, and so are window-boxes."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And oh, see the worm in that rose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And oh, see the worm in that rose.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Roses are ugly, and so are window-boxes."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why are you crying?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Kay kicked the window-box, and knocked two roses from the rose-bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roses are ugly, and so are window-boxes."
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading And oh, see the worm in that rose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How horrid you look, Gerda.
Chapter 13 of Boys and Girls Bookshelf by Various holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Boys and Girls Bookshelf, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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