Chapter 4 of Deerbrook is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Deerbrook is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No rod!" said he to the laughing children. "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod. Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?" The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us. He says he will be a very good boy,--won't you, uncle Philip?
Chapter 4 of Deerbrook is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “"No rod!" said he to the laughing children.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “"Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “"No rod!" said he to the laughing children.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.”
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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 He says he will be a very good boy,--won't you, uncle Philip?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He says he will be a very good boy,--won't you, uncle Philip?
a youthful male person
From this reading He says he will be a very good boy,--won't you, uncle Philip?
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "No rod!" said he to the laughing children.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He says he will be a very good boy,--won't you, uncle Philip?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No rod!" said he to the laughing children.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "No rod!" said he to the laughing children.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
not any; not one
From this reading "No rod!" said he to the laughing children.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading "No rod!" said he to the laughing children.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No rod!" said he to the laughing children.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says he will be a very good boy,--won't you, uncle Philip?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No rod!" said he to the laughing children.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No rod!" said he to the laughing children.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, I should like to learn here very much, if there is no rod.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He says he will be a very good boy,--won't you, uncle Philip?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says he will be a very good boy,--won't you, uncle Philip?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Miss Margaret, do you not find it very pleasant learning here?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The children were shouting, "Miss Young, Miss Young, do let uncle Philip come and learn with us.
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