Chapter 8 of Golden Dicky, The Story of a Canary and His Friends is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Golden Dicky, The Story of a Canary and His Friends is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said. “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him. He would be sure to get you into trouble.” “What did he do to the grandfather?” I asked.
Chapter 8 of Golden Dicky, The Story of a Canary and His Friends is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give advice to
From this reading ““He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I asked.”
foster the growth of
From this reading ““He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ““What did he do to the grandfather?””
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading ““He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “He would be sure to get you into trouble.””
a source of difficulty
From this reading “He would be sure to get you into trouble.””
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 “He would be sure to get you into trouble.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
give advice to
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be sure to get you into trouble.”
foster the growth of
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did he do to the grandfather?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What did he do to the grandfather?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He would be sure to get you into trouble.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “What did he do to the grandfather?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He would be sure to get you into trouble.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He would be sure to get you into trouble.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
a source of difficulty
From this reading He would be sure to get you into trouble.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did he do to the grandfather?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE “Why, Squirrie is the mischief-maker of the neighborhood,” I said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He is indeed, and I would not advise you to cultivate him.
Chapter 8 of Golden Dicky, The Story of a Canary and His Friends by Marshall Saunders holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 76 sentences of Golden Dicky, The Story of a Canary and His Friends, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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