Chapter 3 of New National First Reader is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of New National First Reader is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHORT STORIES. * * * * * LESSON I. NEW WORDS. Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats. They catch all they can.
Chapter 3 of New National First Reader is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “They catch all they can.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “* * * * * LESSON I.”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “SHORT STORIES.”
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
From this reading “Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They catch all they can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They catch all they can.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading They catch all they can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * LESSON I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a unit of instruction
From this reading * * * * * LESSON I.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW WORDS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading SHORT STORIES.
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From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading SHORT STORIES.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They catch all they can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k VOWEL EXERCISE. ă ăn ănd hănd stănd ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt John and his cat Dick do not like rats.
the words that are spoken
From this reading NEW WORDS.
Chapter 3 of New National First Reader by Charles J. (Charles Joseph) Barnes holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 3 holds 216 sentences of New National First Reader, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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