Chapter 1 of Daddy Takes Us to the Garden The Daddy is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Daddy Takes Us to the Garden The Daddy is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mother, what can we do now?" "Tell us something to play, please! We want to have some fun!" As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day. The two children did not look very happy.
Chapter 1 of Daddy Takes Us to the Garden The Daddy is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “We want to have some fun!"”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.”
the season of growth
From this reading “As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Mother, what can we do now?"
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The two children did not look very happy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The two children did not look very happy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Mother, what can we do now?"
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading We want to have some fun!"
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The two children did not look very happy.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We want to have some fun!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The two children did not look very happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother, what can we do now?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The two children did not look very happy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Mother, what can we do now?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
a course of conduct
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Tell us something to play, please!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Tell us something to play, please!
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We want to have some fun!"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Tell us something to play, please!
the season of growth
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
express in words
From this reading "Tell us something to play, please!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tell us something to play, please!
in the direction of
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two children did not look very happy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell us something to play, please!
precisely as stated
From this reading The two children did not look very happy.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We want to have some fun!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Mother, what can we do now?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Mother, what can we do now?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As Harry and Mabel Blake said this they walked slowly up the path toward the front porch, on which their mother was sitting one early Spring day.
Chapter 1 of Daddy Takes Us to the Garden The Daddy by Howard Roger Garis holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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