Chapter 28 of English Literature for Boys and Girls is here in full — 553 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of English Literature for Boys and Girls is here in full — 553 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan. He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton. His father was a tinker. A tinker! The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
Chapter 28 of English Literature for Boys and Girls is here in full — 553 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)
From this reading “THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.”
rural regions
From this reading “The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.”
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading “THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.”
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.”
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading “His father was a tinker.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.”
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From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His father was a tinker.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
later than; following
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
brought into existence
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
rural regions
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father was a tinker.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father was a tinker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
the force of workers available
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading His father was a tinker.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
which person or people
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The word makes us think of ragged, weather-worn men and women who wander about the countryside.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THE second great Puritan writer of England was John Bunyan.
a late time of life
From this reading He was born in 1628, more than twenty years after Milton.
Chapter 28 of English Literature for Boys and Girls by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall holds 553 sentences, grouped into 111 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 28 holds 553 sentences of English Literature for Boys and Girls, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
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