Chapter 6 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
11. D. Never mind that. When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles. 12. S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
Chapter 6 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.”
terminate
From this reading “S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.”
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.”
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.”
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From this reading 11.
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From this reading 12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
terminate
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D. Never mind that.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading D. Never mind that.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading D. Never mind that.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
be standing; be upright
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading D. Never mind that.
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
precisely as stated
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
at the time that
From this reading When I have a good job in view, I never stand for trifles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading S. But it is very slippery; and I am really afraid she will fall and break your neck.
Chapter 6 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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