Chapter 5 of Harry's Ladder to Learning is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Harry's Ladder to Learning is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES. _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES. Good morning, little boy; how do you do? Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you. I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
Chapter 5 of Harry's Ladder to Learning is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “_From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.”
be seated
From this reading “Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.”
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading “Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.”
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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 Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
(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 I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
a youthful male person
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
be seated
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
express in words
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Chapter 5 of Harry's Ladder to Learning by Anonymous holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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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