Chapter 5 of Granfer, and One Christmas time is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Granfer, and One Christmas time is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home. "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then. He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it. And oh, father, he so much wants to see you!" "Why?"
Chapter 5 of Granfer, and One Christmas time is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.”
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “And oh, father, he so much wants to see you!"”
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In this reading “UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.”
In this reading “UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.”
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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 UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And oh, father, he so much wants to see you!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And oh, father, he so much wants to see you!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
literature in metrical form
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading And oh, father, he so much wants to see you!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNA LEARNS A SECRET "GRANFER was very pleased," Una informed her father on her return home.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I met him on my way to the farm, so I gave him my present then.
which person or people
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He liked the verse so much, and I told him it was you who thought of it.
Chapter 5 of Granfer, and One Christmas time by Eleanora H. Stooke holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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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