Chapter 3 of Buddy Jim is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Buddy Jim is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy. "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those. It may be a trap!" "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father. Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
Chapter 3 of Buddy Jim is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “"Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.”
plural of “blackberry” — large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading “Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “"Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.”
cause fear in
From this reading “Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.”
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “"Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “"You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.”
with low volume
From this reading “Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “It may be a trap!"”
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cause to lose courage
In this reading “Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It may be a trap!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
any thing at all
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be a trap!"
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
plural of “blackberry” — large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
set up or found
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
cause fear in
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be a trap!"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be a trap!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
with low volume
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now they've found my pail full of berries," said Buddy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading It may be a trap!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Children, Children!" called the Mother voice, "don't touch those.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
which person or people
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Very softly, so as not to frighten away those who were making so free with his blackberries, Buddy turned around.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must _never_ touch anything that has the Man smell about it," said their father.
Chapter 3 of Buddy Jim by Elizabeth Gordon holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of Buddy Jim, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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