Chapter 7 of Choice Readings for the Home Circle is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Choice Readings for the Home Circle is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_! Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere. No brave man will lie. Papa does not want his boy to be a coward. No honest man will deceive or tell a falsehood.
Chapter 7 of Choice Readings for the Home Circle is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the childhood of a boy
From this reading “"My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.”
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “No honest man will deceive or tell a falsehood.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere.”
a false statement
From this reading “No honest man will deceive or tell a falsehood.”
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “"My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.”
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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 "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
a youthful male person
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
the childhood of a boy
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading No brave man will lie.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading No honest man will deceive or tell a falsehood.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere.
a false statement
From this reading No honest man will deceive or tell a falsehood.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading No honest man will deceive or tell a falsehood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
free from evil or guilt
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading No brave man will lie.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No brave man will lie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
not any; not one
From this reading No brave man will lie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No honest man will deceive or tell a falsehood.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
on the contrary
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere.
a male human offspring
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
successive (without a break)
From this reading Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere.
express in words
From this reading Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Tell the straight, simple truth always and everywhere.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Papa does not want his boy to be a coward.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No brave man will lie.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My son!" said the latter, "I would rather have you die in your innocent boyhood than grow up a _liar_!
Chapter 7 of Choice Readings for the Home Circle by Ellen G. [Compiler] White holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 409 sentences of Choice Readings for the Home Circle, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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