Chapter 3 of Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie. Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy. "Oh! his eyes!" she cried. "Quick, August, water!" "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
Chapter 3 of Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “"Quick, August, water!"”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “"Quick, August, water!"”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “"And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading "Quick, August, water!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Quick, August, water!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Quick, August, water!"
Chapter 3 of Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls by Anonymous holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 430 sentences of Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls by Anonymous exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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