Chapter 7 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby. Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes. His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair. He was a distressed looking object indeed. While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
Chapter 7 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.”
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading “He was a distressed looking object indeed.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.”
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.”
scratch repeatedly
From this reading “Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.
clothing in general
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading He was a distressed looking object indeed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
destroyed or killed
From this reading His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a distressed looking object indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He was a distressed looking object indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
a unit of instruction
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was a distressed looking object indeed.
roused to anger
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading He was a distressed looking object indeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading His cap was gone and great patches of mud clung to his face and hair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A HARD LESSON "My, I'll bet he's mad!" said Bobby.
cut with a saw
From this reading While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
scratch repeatedly
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
having a supporting base
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
hard to endure
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tim was standing in the mud, trying to scrape some of it off his clothes.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
during the time that
From this reading While they watched, he glanced up and saw them standing there.
Chapter 7 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School by Mabel C. Hawley holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 7 holds 114 sentences of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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