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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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XV.
MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
243, as a riddle rhyme.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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XV.
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MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
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The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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243, as a riddle rhyme.

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Batten noun US /ˈbætən/

stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

From this reading “The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.”

communicated verb US /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪd/

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading “343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.”

Counties noun US /ˈkaʊntiz/

plural of “county” — (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

occurs verb US /əˈkɜːrz/

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading “The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.”

Rev verb US /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading “343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.”

rhyme noun US /raɪm/

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading “243, as a riddle rhyme.”

rhymes noun US /raɪmz/

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading “The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.”

riddle verb US /ˈrɪdəl/

pierce with many holes

From this reading “243, as a riddle rhyme.”

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243

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From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

343

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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

Baring-Gould

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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

BattennounUS /ˈbætən/

stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

communicatedverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪd/

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

CountiesnounUS /ˈkaʊntiz/

plural of “county” — (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

Folk-Lore

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

Halliwell

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

Henderson

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

MASTERnounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

occursverbUS /əˈkɜːrz/

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

PUPILnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

RevverbUS /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

rhymenounUS /raɪm/

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

rhymesnounUS /raɪmz/

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

riddleverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/

pierce with many holes

From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/

with honesty

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

similaradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmələr/

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

SourcenounUS /sɔːrs/

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

XVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading XV.

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