Chapter 5 of Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem? You have us in a pretty fix." Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon. "_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly. "What will we _do_?
Chapter 5 of Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “"Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?”
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “"_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “You have us in a pretty fix."”
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading “Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “You have us in a pretty fix."”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “"Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon.”
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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 "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading You have us in a pretty fix."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have us in a pretty fix."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon.
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You have us in a pretty fix."
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
in a shrill voice
From this reading "_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have us in a pretty fix."
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well," cried several of the boys almost in a breath, "and now what shall we do, Patem?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will we _do_?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "_Ach_! ye are all cowards," he cried shrilly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have us in a pretty fix."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Patem waved his hand like a young Napoleon.
Chapter 5 of Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Asa Don [Editor] Dickinson holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 5 holds 386 sentences of Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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