Chapter 6 of McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XXVI. ABOU BEN ADHEM. James Henry Leigh Hunt (b. 1784, d. 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
Chapter 6 of McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “ABOU BEN ADHEM.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “James Henry Leigh Hunt (b.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “James Henry Leigh Hunt (b.”
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading “James Henry Leigh Hunt (b.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.”
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading “1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.”
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading “1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.”
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading “1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.”
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From this reading 1784, d.
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From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
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From this reading ABOU BEN ADHEM.
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From this reading ABOU BEN ADHEM.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading James Henry Leigh Hunt (b.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading ABOU BEN ADHEM.
brought into existence
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 1784, d.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading James Henry Leigh Hunt (b.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading James Henry Leigh Hunt (b.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James Henry Leigh Hunt (b.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading James Henry Leigh Hunt (b.
joined in matrimony
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
a male human offspring
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
up to a particular time
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
in or at the place that
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
which person or people
From this reading 1859) was the son of a West Indian, who married an American lady, and practiced law in Philadelphia until the Revolution; being a Tory, he then returned to England, where Leigh Hunt was born.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
From this reading XXVI.
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