Chapter 6 of "Carrots:" Just a Little Boy is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of "Carrots:" Just a Little Boy is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARROTS "ALL RIGHT" AGAIN. "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry." _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door. It was locked. Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
Chapter 6 of "Carrots:" Just a Little Boy is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “"When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “"When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."”
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading “CARROTS "ALL RIGHT" AGAIN.”
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
From this reading “_Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.”
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading “Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “_Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.”
on a floor above
From this reading “_Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."”
In this reading “_Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.”
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later than; following
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
anew
From this reading CARROTS "ALL RIGHT" AGAIN.
(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 CARROTS "ALL RIGHT" AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading CARROTS "ALL RIGHT" AGAIN.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.
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From this reading _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
divisible by two
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
From this reading _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was locked.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
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 Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
fasten with a lock
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading It was locked.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading CARROTS "ALL RIGHT" AGAIN.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
on a floor above
From this reading _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading _Walter Scott._ Floss crept upstairs to the dressing-room door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was locked.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
at the time that
From this reading "When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Though the key was in the lock, she knew she must not turn it; and even had it been open she would not have dared to go in, after her father's forbidding it.
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