Chapter 3 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
18. Games like baseball are good for boys. There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls. When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good. Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.
Chapter 3 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “Games like baseball are good for boys.”
quick and energetic
From this reading “When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.”
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.”
plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Games like baseball are good for boys.”
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading “There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.”
a full supply
From this reading “There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.”
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In this reading “When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.”
where the air is unconfined
In this reading “When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.”
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From this reading 18.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
in addition
From this reading There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Games like baseball are good for boys.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading Games like baseball are good for boys.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Games like baseball are good for boys.
quick and energetic
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.
plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Games like baseball are good for boys.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Games like baseball are good for boys.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Games like baseball are good for boys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Games like baseball are good for boys.
not any; not one
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.
a full supply
From this reading There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are also plenty of pleasant outdoor games for girls.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Brisk walking is one of the easiest and best of exercises for both boys and girls.
at the time that
From this reading When no game can be played, a brisk walk in the open air is quite as good.
Chapter 3 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book by Harry Pratt [Editor] Judson holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 441 sentences of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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