Chapter 25 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHILD AT PLAY. "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward." Once a child played on the sea-shore. The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened. There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
Chapter 25 of Music Talks with Children is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.”
past form of “glisten” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.”
toward home
From this reading “"When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."”
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading “The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.”
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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 Once a child played on the sea-shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHILD AT PLAY.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
a young person of either sex
From this reading THE CHILD AT PLAY.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."
to or in any or all places
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
past form of “glisten” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.
toward home
From this reading "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."
in motion
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once a child played on the sea-shore.
on one occasion
From this reading Once a child played on the sea-shore.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.
participate in games or sport
From this reading THE CHILD AT PLAY.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Once a child played on the sea-shore.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once a child played on the sea-shore.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILD AT PLAY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There was light everywhere; light from the blue sky, and from the moving water, and from the gleaming pebbles.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The waves sang and the sand shone and the pebbles glistened.
at the time that
From this reading "When the long day is past, the steps turn homeward."
Chapter 25 of Music Talks with Children by Thomas Tapper holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 25 holds 106 sentences of Music Talks with Children, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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