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Mother Earth's Children

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Mother Earth's Children is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of Mother Earth's Children by Elizabeth Gordon holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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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Chapter 1 holds 134 sentences of Mother Earth's Children, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Mother Earth's Children

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mother Earth's Children, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Frolics
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother Earth's Children; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fruits
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Vegetables
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Author
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The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.
If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.
Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.
Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.
In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.
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Mother Earth's Children

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Mother Earth's Children is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.
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If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.
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Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.
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Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.
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In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

Learner Dictionary

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Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “¶ Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.”

Bundle noun US /ˈbʌndəl/

a group of things tied or wrapped together

From this reading “The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.”

Wherever conjunction US /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading “Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

all

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

always

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading ¶ Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

appreciation

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading ¶ Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

Author

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

bear

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From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

beckon

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

Berries

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

best

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

Bird

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

book

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

brown

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/

a group of things tied or wrapped together

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

Children

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

climbing

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

Doris

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

easy

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

Edition

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

encouragement

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

enough

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From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

especially

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

etc

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

familiar

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

fields

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

find

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

Flower

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

food

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

forest

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

FOREWORD

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

friendly

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

friends

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

Frolics

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

fruit

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From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

Fruits

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

garden

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

gay

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

give

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

given

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

giving

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Gladys

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

go

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

God

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From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

graceful

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

Grain

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

Grapes

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

greeting

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

ground

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From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

grow

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From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

help

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

hide

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

homes

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

inscribed

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

joyous

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

leafy

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

life

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

little

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

loyally

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

M

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

made

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From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

make

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

many

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

most

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

Mother

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From this reading ¶ Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.

Mother's

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

Nature

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From this reading ¶ Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.

nod

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

old

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From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

orchard

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

out

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

peep

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

people

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

plant

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

playing

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

probably

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From this reading ¶ Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.

ready

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

really

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

roadside

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

Ross

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

Second

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

seed

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

seek

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

some

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

T

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

thank-offering

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

there

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From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

thousands

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

tree

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

trees

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

up

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ¶ Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.

useful

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From this reading ¶ Among all the children of Mother Nature, the fruits and vegetables are probably the most useful to us.

Vegetables

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

way

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading Wherever we may go some of these little people are there before us, ready to help us by giving us food and to make life easy and joyous for us.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

wild

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From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.

wrapped

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From this reading The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables Author of Flower Children, Bird Children, etc. M.T. Ross Second Edition _This little book is a thank-offering to the thousands of little friends who have so loyally given me their best in the way of encouragement and appreciation, and is most especially inscribed to Gladys Doris._ FOREWORD A seed, little friends, is really a plant or a tree all wrapped up in a little brown bundle.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you plant it in the ground it will grow, and when it is old enough it will bear fruit, because God has made it so.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ¶ In your Mother’s garden you will always find many familiar friends; in the fields the graceful Grain children will nod and beckon to you; in the orchard the Fruit children will peep out at you from their leafy homes; along the roadside the gay little Berries will give you a friendly greeting, and in the forest you will find the little wild Grapes climbing trees and playing hide and seek with the Bird children.