Chapter 5 of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOT. Why not? DAISY. Yes, I guess he would. Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
Chapter 5 of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.”
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “DAISY.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “DOT.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Yes, I guess he would.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.”
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keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.”
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
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From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading DAISY.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
a very small circular shape
From this reading DOT.
at any time
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Yes, I guess he would.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, I guess he would.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, I guess he would.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dear Santa Claus, nobody ever thinks of saying "Merry Christmas" to him.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yes, I guess he would.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I guess he would.
Chapter 5 of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls by Elsie Hobart Carter holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 416 sentences of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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