Chapter 4 of Five Minute Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Five Minute Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm. “Thinking about Physical Geography, hey? What d’ye mean? This is a remarkable boy. Come here, sir! come here!”
Chapter 4 of Five Minute Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading ““What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading ““What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.”
a man of refinement
From this reading ““What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.”
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading ““Thinking about Physical Geography, hey?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What d’ye mean?”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading ““Thinking about Physical Geography, hey?”
unusual or striking
From this reading “This is a remarkable boy.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading ““Thinking about Physical Geography, hey?”
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In this reading ““What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.”
In this reading “Come here, sir! come here!””
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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 This is a remarkable boy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Thinking about Physical Geography, hey?
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
a youthful male person
From this reading This is a remarkable boy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come here, sir! come here!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What d’ye mean?
a man of refinement
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading “Thinking about Physical Geography, hey?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come here, sir! come here!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thinking about Physical Geography, hey?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a remarkable boy.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What d’ye mean?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “Thinking about Physical Geography, hey?
unusual or striking
From this reading This is a remarkable boy.
term of address for a man
From this reading Come here, sir! come here!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Thinking about Physical Geography, hey?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a remarkable boy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! what!” cried the old gentleman, catching him by his arm.
Chapter 4 of Five Minute Stories by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 397 sentences of Five Minute Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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