Chapter II of Little Dramas for Primary Grades, “_The Children_,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of Little Dramas for Primary Grades, “_The Children_,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look. Not a flower or bud anywhere! _Second Child._ Spring is late. _Third Child._ Ow-o-o. Let’s run home. _Second Child._ Spring has forgotten us. I shan’t come here again.
Chapter II of Little Dramas for Primary Grades, “_The Children_,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
at or in or to any place
From this reading “Not a flower or bud anywhere!”
completely unclothed
From this reading “_First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “Not a flower or bud anywhere!”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Not a flower or bud anywhere!”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “_Second Child._ Spring has forgotten us.”
the season of growth
From this reading “_Second Child._ Spring is late.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “_First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.”
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.
In this reading “I shan’t come here again.”
In this reading “Let’s run home.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a flower or bud anywhere!
anew
From this reading I shan’t come here again.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Not a flower or bud anywhere!
completely unclothed
From this reading _First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.
a partially opened flower
From this reading Not a flower or bud anywhere!
a young person of either sex
From this reading _First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I shan’t come here again.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Not a flower or bud anywhere!
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading _Second Child._ Spring has forgotten us.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Second Child._ Spring has forgotten us.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I shan’t come here again.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Let’s run home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan’t come here again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Second Child._ Spring is late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _Second Child._ Spring is late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s run home.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a flower or bud anywhere!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a flower or bud anywhere!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Third Child._ Ow-o-o.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Let’s run home.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Second Child._ Spring is late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan’t come here again.
the season of growth
From this reading _Second Child._ Spring is late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _Third Child._ Ow-o-o.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Second Child._ Spring has forgotten us.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading _First Child._ Oh, how bare the woods look.
Chapter 2 of Little Dramas for Primary Grades by Ada M. (Ada Maria) Skinner holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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 2 holds 7 sentences of Little Dramas for Primary Grades, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Little Dramas for Primary Grades by Ada M. (Ada Maria) Skinner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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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