Chapter 7 of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JIM _and_ POLLY. Oh-h-hh! We never saw nothin' like this before. DICK. And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
Chapter 7 of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.”
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(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 And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM _and_ POLLY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
for the reason that
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We never saw nothin' like this before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
the act of departing
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
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From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM _and_ POLLY.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We never saw nothin' like this before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never saw nothin' like this before.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
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From this reading We never saw nothin' like this before.
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From this reading Oh-h-hh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
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From this reading JIM _and_ POLLY.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
cut with a saw
From this reading We never saw nothin' like this before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We never saw nothin' like this before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We never saw nothin' like this before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I'm going to put my new necktie on you, because we want to be all dressed up for Santa Claus.
Chapter 7 of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls by Elsie Hobart Carter holds 411 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 7 holds 411 sentences of Christmas Candles: Plays for Boys and Girls, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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