Chapter 5 of Little Dramas for Primary Grades is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Little Dramas for Primary Grades is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_First Child._ What a pretty nest! I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg. _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods. _Third child._ Oh! Spring must be here.
Chapter 5 of Little Dramas for Primary Grades is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading “I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “_First Child._ What a pretty nest!”
the season of growth
From this reading “Spring must be here.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading “I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “_Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.”
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.
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 _First Child._ What a pretty nest!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Spring must be here.
a young person of either sex
From this reading _First Child._ What a pretty nest!
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Child._ What a pretty nest!
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
set up or found
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Spring must be here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Spring must be here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading _First Child._ What a pretty nest!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Third child._ Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading _First Child._ What a pretty nest!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
the season of growth
From this reading Spring must be here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _Third child._ Oh!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading I found it on my doorstep—flowers and twigs and an egg.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _First Child._ What a pretty nest!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading _Second Child._ I found one, too—with everything in it from the woods.
Chapter 5 of Little Dramas for Primary Grades by Ada M. (Ada Maria) Skinner holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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 5 holds 308 sentences of Little Dramas for Primary Grades, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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