Chapter 16 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out. The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog. "What's the name of the horse?" asked Dot. "I forgot to inquire," Sam answered. "So you may call him anything you like.
Chapter 16 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “"What's the name of the horse?" asked Dot.”
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading “OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.”
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.”
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.”
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giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I forgot to inquire," Sam answered.
any thing at all
From this reading "So you may call him anything you like.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the name of the horse?" asked Dot.
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "So you may call him anything you like.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
travel across or pass over
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
a very small circular shape
From this reading "What's the name of the horse?" asked Dot.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "I forgot to inquire," Sam answered.
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I forgot to inquire," Sam answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "I forgot to inquire," Sam answered.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "So you may call him anything you like.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "So you may call him anything you like.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What's the name of the horse?" asked Dot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What's the name of the horse?" asked Dot.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
release, as from one's grip
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "I forgot to inquire," Sam answered.
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you may call him anything you like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading OVER THE CROSS ROAD Philip could be heard barking madly in the garage and Meg volunteered to go and let him out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others were too much absorbed in the horse and sleigh to offer to release the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the name of the horse?" asked Dot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you may call him anything you like.
Chapter 16 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Mabel C. Hawley holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 16 holds 125 sentences of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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