Chapter 7 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think! All around is a gingerbread hedge. "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically. "I hear no sound. Let's go inside," Haensel urged.
Chapter 7 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an ecstatic manner
From this reading “"Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.”
plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading “The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!”
cake flavored with ginger
From this reading “All around is a gingerbread hedge.”
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “All around is a gingerbread hedge.”
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!”
a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
From this reading “The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!”
plural of “raisin” — dried grape
From this reading “The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!”
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading “The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!”
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 All around is a gingerbread hedge.
(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 The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around is a gingerbread hedge.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
take in solid food
From this reading "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.
in an ecstatic manner
From this reading "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.
plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
cake flavored with ginger
From this reading All around is a gingerbread hedge.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let's go inside," Haensel urged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's go inside," Haensel urged.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear no sound.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading All around is a gingerbread hedge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hear no sound.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Let's go inside," Haensel urged.
increase the likelihood of
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's go inside," Haensel urged.
a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
not any; not one
From this reading "I hear no sound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
plural of “raisin” — dried grape
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "I hear no sound.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, to eat such a cottage!" they cried ecstatically.
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Let's go inside," Haensel urged.
a Caucasian
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The roof is all covered with Turkish delight, The windows with lustre of sugar are white And on all the gables the raisins invite, And think!
Chapter 7 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon 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.
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