Chapter 14 of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SELF-TORTURES OF THE HINDOOS. My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven. I will mention some of these. Some burn a lamp in a temple. They think that this is a very meritorious act.
Chapter 14 of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “Some burn a lamp in a temple.”
past form of “devise” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.”
command with authority
From this reading “My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.”
promote over another
From this reading “My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.”
deserving reward or praise
From this reading “They think that this is a very meritorious act.”
come into possession of
From this reading “My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Some burn a lamp in a temple.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading They think that this is a very meritorious act.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Some burn a lamp in a temple.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
past form of “devise” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
command with authority
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
promote over another
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SELF-TORTURES OF THE HINDOOS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will mention some of these.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some burn a lamp in a temple.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They think that this is a very meritorious act.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Some burn a lamp in a temple.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
make reference to
From this reading I will mention some of these.
deserving reward or praise
From this reading They think that this is a very meritorious act.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
not any; not one
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
come into possession of
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SELF-TORTURES OF THE HINDOOS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SELF-TORTURES OF THE HINDOOS.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I will mention some of these.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Some burn a lamp in a temple.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They think that this is a very meritorious act.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SELF-TORTURES OF THE HINDOOS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I will mention some of these.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading They think that this is a very meritorious act.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They think that this is a very meritorious act.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
precisely as stated
From this reading They think that this is a very meritorious act.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My dear Children--As the heathen have no Bible to direct them, they have devised various means by which they expect to obtain the favor of their gods, and get to heaven.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will mention some of these.
Chapter 14 of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers by John Scudder holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 14 holds 125 sentences of Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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