Chapter 4 of Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches. But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth. "Dorrie! Dorrie!" cried the little brother. "Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.
Chapter 4 of Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “"Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.”
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.”
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading “But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.”
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.”
a result
From this reading “"Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.”
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading “But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading "Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Dorrie!" cried the little brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Dorrie!" cried the little brother.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dorrie!
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dorrie!" cried the little brother.
not any; not one
From this reading "Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
a result
From this reading "Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
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 But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
in or at the place that
From this reading The river flowed through one corner of the copse; he could see it shining where the sunbeams fell through the tree branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wow-wow-wow!" barked Rover, but at first no response.
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