Chapter 2 of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked. "The king, godmother. He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing. I have to give a dowry. So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
Chapter 2 of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading “I have to give a dowry.”
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “"The king, godmother.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."”
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."”
the husband of your daughter
From this reading “He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.”
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 “So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."”
In this reading “So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."”
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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 I have to give a dowry.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading I have to give a dowry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I have to give a dowry.
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading "The king, godmother.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
the father of your father or mother
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to give a dowry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "The king, godmother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
the husband of your daughter
From this reading He says I can't be his son-in-law for nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The king, godmother.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading So he has sent me to old Grandfather Knowitall to get three of his golden hairs."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have to give a dowry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What has brought you here, Plavachek?" she asked.
Chapter 2 of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales by Parker Fillmore holds 406 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 2 holds 406 sentences of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales by Parker Fillmore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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