Chapter 5 of Parker's Second Reader National Series is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Parker's Second Reader National Series is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
7. "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake. 8. "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad. 9.
Chapter 5 of Parker's Second Reader National Series is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “"I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.”
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading “"I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “"For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “"For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.”
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “"I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.”
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “"For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “"I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.”
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From this reading 7.
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From this reading 8.
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From this reading 9.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
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From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
engage in
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
the force of workers available
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
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From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "For every time that she tries Some things she'd be paid for to make, And lays down the baby, it cries, And that makes my sick brother wake.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "I'd go to the yard and get chips, But, then, it would make me too sad, To see men there building the ships, And think they had made one so bad.
Chapter 5 of Parker's Second Reader National Series by Richard Green Parker holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 455 sentences of Parker's Second Reader National Series, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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