Chapter 3 of Daddy Takes Us Skating is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Daddy Takes Us Skating is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar. Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father. Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step. "Hal! Mab!" called Aunt Lolly.
Chapter 3 of Daddy Takes Us Skating is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.”
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.”
informal terms for money
From this reading “Mab!" called Aunt Lolly.”
a small lake
From this reading “THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.”
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading “Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.”
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading “Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in addition
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
any thing at all
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Mab!" called Aunt Lolly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mab!" called Aunt Lolly.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
informal terms for money
From this reading Mab!" called Aunt Lolly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
with relatively high volume
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
a small lake
From this reading THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
a rotund individual
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FROZEN POND Daddy Blake hurried down cellar.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hal and Mab carefully putting away their new skates, followed their father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Roly-Poly, the little fat poodle dog looked around to see if he could find anything to drag off and hide, but, seeing nothing, he went down cellar also, barking loudly at each step.
Chapter 3 of Daddy Takes Us Skating by Howard Roger Garis holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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