Chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Take me!" And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining. He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said: "Thy mother is no more. I bring her blessing on her darling son!"
Chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 17/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 81–85
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the formal act of approving
From this reading “I bring her blessing on her darling son!"”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:”
a special loved one
From this reading “I bring her blessing on her darling son!"”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.”
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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 He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
the formal act of approving
From this reading I bring her blessing on her darling son!"
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I bring her blessing on her darling son!"
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
a special loved one
From this reading I bring her blessing on her darling son!"
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I bring her blessing on her darling son!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bring her blessing on her darling son!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thy mother is no more.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take me!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Thy mother is no more.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Thy mother is no more.
not any; not one
From this reading "Thy mother is no more.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I bring her blessing on her darling son!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
a male human offspring
From this reading I bring her blessing on her darling son!"
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
carry out
From this reading Take me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy mother is no more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
at the time that
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He grew to be a young man, and was busy at his books when an old servant came to him and said:
Chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie holds 393 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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