Chapter 3 of Boys Who Became Famous Men is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Boys Who Became Famous Men is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass. "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna? Will father care?" Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him. "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
Chapter 3 of Boys Who Became Famous Men is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “"Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.”
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.”
cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
From this reading “Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.”
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “"When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.”
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading “Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.”
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In this reading “Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.”
In this reading “Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.”
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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 "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Will father care?"
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Will father care?"
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
a young female
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
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 Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?
cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ought I to play on it, Aunt Anna?
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Georg's voice shook with apprehension, but the girl hastened to reassure him.
at the time that
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will father care?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly, however, he ceased his tumbling about, and sat up, his hair filled with bits of leaves and grass.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When your father made you give away the toys, he never said a word about clavichords.
Chapter 3 of Boys Who Became Famous Men by Harriet Pearl Skinner holds 412 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 3 holds 412 sentences of Boys Who Became Famous Men, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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