Chapter 8 of Forward, Children! is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Forward, Children! is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No riflemen escaped. A narrow street, trees along one side ... Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops." And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer? What a way to enter a town!
Chapter 8 of Forward, Children! is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?”
plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
From this reading “Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."”
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."”
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading “Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."”
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading “Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."”
move unobtrusively or furtively
From this reading “Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."”
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading “Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A narrow street, trees along one side ...”
In this reading “What a way to enter a town!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A narrow street, trees along one side ...
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A narrow street, trees along one side ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
to come or go into
From this reading What a way to enter a town!
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading No riflemen escaped.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?
sausage containing ground liver
From this reading And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading A narrow street, trees along one side ...
not any; not one
From this reading No riflemen escaped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A narrow street, trees along one side ...
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No riflemen escaped.
do one's shopping
From this reading And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A narrow street, trees along one side ...
move unobtrusively or furtively
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A narrow street, trees along one side ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in the coffee shop, how about liverwurst and beer?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading What a way to enter a town!
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A narrow street, trees along one side ...
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What a way to enter a town!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a way to enter a town!
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
at the time that
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dennison read _bakery_ and _meat market_ and wondered when he would sidle up to a counter and order a loaf of whole wheat..."four center-cut pork chops."
Chapter 8 of Forward, Children! by Paul Alexander Bartlett holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 8 holds 426 sentences of Forward, Children!, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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