Chapter 6 of Here and Now Story Book is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Here and Now Story Book is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will. When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby. He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter. To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered. "What's the matter with the vegetables, gardener?" asked Silly Will.
Chapter 6 of Here and Now Story Book is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weak from exhaustion
From this reading “To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.”
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.”
close at hand
From this reading “When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.”
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.”
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading “He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.”
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.”
(of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease
From this reading “To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.”
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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 When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the matter with the vegetables, gardener?" asked Silly Will.
weak from exhaustion
From this reading To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.
set up or found
From this reading To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.
intense and profound fear
From this reading To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter with the vegetables, gardener?" asked Silly Will.
close at hand
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.
above and across; more than
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.
(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 From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter with the vegetables, gardener?" asked Silly Will.
at the time that
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
which person or people
From this reading When he had eaten the vegetables he had in the house he walked over to a gardener who lived nearby.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
(of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease
From this reading To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading He wanted to get potatoes and other supplies for the winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From this time on nothing went well with Silly Will.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading To his horror he found everything drooping and wilted and withered.
Chapter 6 of Here and Now Story Book by Lucy Sprague Mitchell holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
Chapter 6 holds 118 sentences of Here and Now Story Book, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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