Chapter 7 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
III. =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession. =Mā´trȯn ly̆=: womanly; motherly. Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet. His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
Chapter 7 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “=Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.”
full of hope
From this reading “His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.”
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
From this reading “=Mā´trȯn ly̆=: womanly; motherly.”
make less visible or unclear
From this reading “His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.”
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.”
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “=Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.”
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading “Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.”
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 “His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.”
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From this reading Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
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From this reading Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
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 Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
many times at short intervals
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
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From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
full of hope
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
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From this reading =Mā´trȯn ly̆=: womanly; motherly.
the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
From this reading =Mā´trȯn ly̆=: womanly; motherly.
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From this reading =Mā´trȯn ly̆=: womanly; motherly.
make less visible or unclear
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =Func´tions=: actions suitable to a business or profession.
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading Tray BY ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning (1812-1889): An English poet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Mā´trȯn ly̆=: womanly; motherly.
(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 His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
From this reading =Mā´trȯn ly̆=: womanly; motherly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His poems are frequently difficult and obscure, but they are full of courage, manliness, and hopefulness, which appeal to young readers as well as to older ones.
Chapter 7 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book by Harry Pratt [Editor] Judson holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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