Chapter 3 of Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 3 of Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories by Leo, graf Tolstoy holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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Chapter 3 of Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind. And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street. THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich. He was ninety years old. He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
Chapter 3 of Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.”
during the time that
From this reading “"Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
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From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
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From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
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From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
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From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.
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From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
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From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
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From this reading He was ninety years old.
not any; not one
From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
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From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD HORSE In our village there was an old, old man, Pímen Timoféich.
during the time that
From this reading "Pull him by the head!" while he himself pushed him behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thus they pulled him through the window and into the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was living at the house of his grandson, doing no work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was ninety years old.
