Chapter 7 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LESSON LXVIII. THE VIOLET. 1. Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER. 179 2.
Chapter 7 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “LESSON LXVIII.”
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading “Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.”
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading “Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.”
walk stiffly
From this reading “Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “THE VIOLET.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 179 2.
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From this reading 179 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
a unit of instruction
From this reading LESSON LXVIII.
being eight more than sixty
From this reading LESSON LXVIII.
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
walk stiffly
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VIOLET.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading THE VIOLET.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view THIRD READER.
Chapter 7 of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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 7 holds 377 sentences of McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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