Chapter 2 of Fairy Tales for Workers' Children is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Fairy Tales for Workers' Children is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet! Tweet!” He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him. “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise. “Certainly, certainly,” twittered the Swallows.
Chapter 2 of Fairy Tales for Workers' Children is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.”
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading ““Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!”
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading “He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.”
make a weak, chirping sound
From this reading “One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!”
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In this reading “One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!”
seek information from
In this reading “He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.”
In this reading “One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!”
In this reading “One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!”
In this reading ““Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.”
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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 One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly, certainly,” twittered the Swallows.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
well known or easily recognized
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
cut with a saw
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
in the direction of
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
make a weak, chirping sound
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From this reading “Certainly, certainly,” twittered the Swallows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
at the time that
From this reading One day he was sitting on a stone on the bank of the stream, when he heard familiar voices, “Tweet!
which person or people
From this reading He looked up and saw three Swallows who flew slowly toward him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you here already?” the Sparrow asked in surprise.
Chapter 2 of Fairy Tales for Workers' Children by Hermynia Zur Mühlen holds 522 sentences, grouped into 105 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 2 holds 522 sentences of Fairy Tales for Workers' Children, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Fairy Tales for Workers' Children by Hermynia Zur Mühlen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 522 sentences, grouped into 105 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.
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