Chapter 5 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE. Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe. They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp. They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush. Everything was in confusion.
Chapter 5 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE.”
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.”
In this reading “Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.”
In this reading “They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.”
In this reading “Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.”
In this reading “Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.”
In this reading “Everything was in confusion.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Everything was in confusion.
placed crosswise
From this reading They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was in confusion.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything was in confusion.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They reached the Lawn and crossed the Brownie camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bruce put spurs to Goldtail and flew across the garden followed closely by Blythe.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They stopped at the Captain's headquarters under the Rose Bush.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was in confusion.
Chapter 5 of Old Farm Fairies by Henry C. (Henry Christopher) McCook holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 400 sentences of Old Farm Fairies, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Old Farm Fairies by Henry C. (Henry Christopher) McCook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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