Chapter 6 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 6 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
19. But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog. And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland. 20. It was the tide, of course; but Tom knew nothing of the tide.
Chapter 6 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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formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.”
attack viciously and ferociously
From this reading “But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.”
float on the surface of water
From this reading “But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.”
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading “And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “It was the tide, of course; but Tom knew nothing of the tide.”
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.
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In this reading “And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.”
In this reading “But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.”
as might be expected
In this reading “It was the tide, of course; but Tom knew nothing of the tide.”
In this reading “But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.”
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From this reading 19.
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From this reading 20.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
attack viciously and ferociously
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
float on the surface of water
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It was the tide, of course; but Tom knew nothing of the tide.
characterized by great determination
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
set up or found
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the tide, of course; but Tom knew nothing of the tide.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was the tide, of course; but Tom knew nothing of the tide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the tide, of course; but Tom knew nothing of the tide.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
cut with a saw
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading It was the tide, of course; but Tom knew nothing of the tide.
up to a particular time
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
male cat
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And then he found, to his surprise, the stream turned round and running up inland.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
at the time that
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
which person or people
From this reading But Tom was always a brave, determined little English bulldog, who never knew when he was beaten; and on and on he held, till he saw a long way off the red buoy through the fog.
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