Chapter 12 of Everychild is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Everychild is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold. Birds began to sing. The forest was awake. The children began to awaken, one after another: Hansel, first. He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
Chapter 12 of Everychild is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “The forest was awake.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “The children began to awaken, one after another: Hansel, first.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.”
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"”
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.”
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 ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
later than; following
From this reading The children began to awaken, one after another: Hansel, first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The children began to awaken, one after another: Hansel, first.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading The forest was awake.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading The children began to awaken, one after another: Hansel, first.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Birds began to sing.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Birds began to sing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The children began to awaken, one after another: Hansel, first.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The forest was awake.
coins made of gold
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children began to awaken, one after another: Hansel, first.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
in a morose manner
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
deliver by singing
From this reading Birds began to sing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Birds began to sing.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forest was awake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading He got up and rubbed his eyes morosely and said, "I'm hungry as a wolf!"
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN The sun came up and filled the woodland with patches of gold.
Chapter 12 of Everychild by Louis Dodge holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 12 holds 69 sentences of Everychild, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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