Chapter 6 of Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here." They all looked high and low, but they could see no one. Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you? We hear you but we cannot see you." "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
Chapter 6 of Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.”
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “"I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “"I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
(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 They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We hear you but we cannot see you."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We hear you but we cannot see you."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
not any; not one
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They all looked high and low, but they could see no one.
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am the Tree-Fairy and I am right here in the stump of this tree," came the reply.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Suddenly they heard a sweet, gentle voice calling, "Oh, please come here, oh, please come here."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We hear you but we cannot see you."
in or at the place that
From this reading Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?
which person or people
From this reading Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Uncle Whiskers cried, "Who are you and where are you?
Chapter 6 of Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories by Samuel E. (Samuel Edward) Lowe holds 50 sentences, grouped into 10 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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