Chapter 13 of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GODDESS KARLE. My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle. She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction. From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color. She has four arms.
Chapter 13 of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.”
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading “She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.”
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading “From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.”
a female deity
From this reading “THE GODDESS KARLE.”
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading “From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.”
existing or coming before
From this reading “My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.”
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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 From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She has four arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading She has four arms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
a female deity
From this reading THE GODDESS KARLE.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GODDESS KARLE.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
existing or coming before
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
the auspicious one; a major divinity in the later Hindu pantheon
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading My dear Children--In the preceding chapter I spoke of Karle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GODDESS KARLE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She, as I there mentioned, is the wife of Siva, and, like her husband, has the power of destruction.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From the images made of her, it would appear that she is a female, of a black or dark blue color.
Chapter 13 of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers by John Scudder holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 13 holds 100 sentences of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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