Chapter 2 of Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes A Collection is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes A Collection is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?" Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin." With a rowley powley, &c. "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer? Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
Chapter 2 of Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes A Collection is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?”
give encouragement to
From this reading “Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"”
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading “Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."”
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."”
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In this reading “"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a rowley powley, &c.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading With a rowley powley, &c.
give encouragement to
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a rowley powley, &c.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a rowley powley, &c.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"
an affirmative
From this reading Heigho, says Rowley, "Oh, yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"
Chapter 2 of Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes A Collection by John [Illustrator] Gilbert holds 320 sentences, grouped into 64 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 2 holds 320 sentences of Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes A Collection, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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