Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAYS OF THE MONTH. “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life. It is anonymous. Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone. All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 25/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 121–125
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having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading “It is anonymous.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.”
a comic verse of irregular measure
From this reading ““The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.”
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading “All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.”
possessive form of “february” — the month following January and preceding March
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.”
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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 “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
(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 Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading It is anonymous.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE DAYS OF THE MONTH.
a comic verse of irregular measure
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
possessive form of “february” — the month following January and preceding March
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is anonymous.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE DAYS OF THE MONTH.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAYS OF THE MONTH.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAYS OF THE MONTH.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
being one more than thirty
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight alone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
being of use or service
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The Days of the Month” is a useful bit of doggerel that we need all through life.
at the time that
From this reading All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year--that’s the time When February’s days are twenty-nine.
Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt holds 399 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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