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Little Alfred

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of Little Alfred is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.
Ah!
I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.
Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.
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Little Alfred

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of Little Alfred is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Line 2
Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.
/kʌm dɪr wʌnz tuː jɔːr ˈlesənz juː hæv soʊ mʌtʃ tuː seɪ jɔːr ˈspelɪŋ ənd jɔːr ˈriːdɪŋ bɪˈfɔːr juː ɡoʊ tuː pleɪ/
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Ah!
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I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.
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Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

deserve verb US /dɪˈzɜːrv/

be worthy or deserving

From this reading “Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.”

fruit noun US /fruːt/

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading “Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.”

lessons noun US /ˈlesənz/

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading “Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.”

ones noun US /wʌnz/

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.”

reading noun US /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading “Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.”

rightly adverb US /ˈraɪtli/

with honesty

From this reading “I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.”

scholars noun US /ˈskɑːlərz/

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading “I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.”

spelling noun US /ˈspelɪŋ/

forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

From this reading “Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

into the garden preposition + article + noun counted as “into … garden”

In this reading “Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.”

All words in this reading · 48

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

Ah

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From this reading Ah!

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/

be worthy or deserving

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

EnounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

fruitnounUS /fruːt/

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

o'eradverb

throughout a period of time

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

onesnounUS /wʌnz/

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/

with honesty

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

scholarsnounUS /ˈskɑːlərz/

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

SCHOOL-HOUSE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SCHOOL-HOUSE.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/

forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SCHOOL-HOUSE.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

to-morrow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 Come now into the garden, To the fruit and flowers away; So well you’ve said your lessons, That you deserve to play.—L. E. L.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

You've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I know you will be scholars; You’ve said all rightly o’er: Good children; and to-morrow You are to learn some more.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Come, dear ones, to your lessons, You have so much to say, Your spelling and your reading, Before you go to play.

Chapter 25 of Little Alfred by L. A. (Lydia Austin), -1879 Holdich holds 35 sentences, grouped into 7 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.

What does chapter 25 of Little Alfred contain?

Chapter 25 holds 35 sentences of Little Alfred, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 25 of Little Alfred by L. A. (Lydia Austin), -1879 Holdich exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 35 sentences, grouped into 7 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.

How do I study chapter 25 of Little Alfred?

Work through the 7 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 7 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 25 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 25 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Little Alfred

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Is this the complete text of Little Alfred?

Yes. All 1165 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62941 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #62941, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Little Alfred take to read?

About 97 minutes of reading across 233 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Little Alfred

Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Alfred, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little
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Alfred
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Author
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Behold
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