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Chapter 5 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THIRD READER. 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees. She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off." 7. Their dinner is ready in a large basket.
Chapter 5 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “Their dinner is ready in a large basket.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."”
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading “119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.”
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading “She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."”
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From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
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From this reading 7.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Their dinner is ready in a large basket.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Their dinner is ready in a large basket.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Their dinner is ready in a large basket.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading THIRD READER.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Their dinner is ready in a large basket.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their dinner is ready in a large basket.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THIRD READER.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
at the time that
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wakes with the first daylight, and is out of bed in a minute, when she hears her father's cheerful call, "Come, children; it is time to be off."
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading 119 the chestnut wood, and the little brook that springs from rock to rock down under the tall, dark trees.
Chapter 5 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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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