Chapter 4 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle. _Gretel._ I'm frightened, I'm frightened! I wish I were home! _Haensel._ Gretelkin, stick close to me! I'll take care of you.
Chapter 4 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “_Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I'll take care of you.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “_Haensel._ Gretelkin, stick close to me!”
made afraid
From this reading “_Gretel._ I'm frightened, I'm frightened!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I wish I were home!”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “_Haensel._ Gretelkin, stick close to me!”
carry out
From this reading “I'll take care of you.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish I were home!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I'll take care of you.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading _Haensel._ Gretelkin, stick close to me!
made afraid
From this reading _Gretel._ I'm frightened, I'm frightened!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Gretel._ I'm frightened, I'm frightened!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Haensel._ Gretelkin, stick close to me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I wish I were home!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I were home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll take care of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Gretel._ I'm frightened, I'm frightened!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Haensel._ Gretelkin, stick close to me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll take care of you.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading _Haensel._ Gretelkin, stick close to me!
carry out
From this reading I'll take care of you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Haensel._ Gretelkin, stick close to me!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wish I were home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I were home!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Haensel._ That is a will-of-the-wisp with its little candle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll take care of you.
Chapter 4 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook holds 474 sentences, grouped into 95 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 4 holds 474 sentences of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 474 sentences, grouped into 95 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 95 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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