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Chapter 6 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 851 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.” THE VOICE OF SPRING. “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on. The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
Chapter 6 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 851 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading ““The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.”
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ““The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.”
strongly attracted
From this reading “The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:”
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading ““The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading ““Grow old along with me!”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:”
the season of growth
From this reading “THE VOICE OF SPRING.”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:”
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From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
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From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Grow old along with me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
strongly attracted
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
something many people believe that is false
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Grow old along with me!
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From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
immediately past
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Grow old along with me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Grow old along with me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
the season of growth
From this reading THE VOICE OF SPRING.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE OF SPRING.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Grow old along with me!
a late time of life
From this reading “The Voice of Spring,” by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835), becomes attractive as years go on.
but in spite of that
From this reading The best is yet to be,-- The last of life, for which the first was made.”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading The line in this poem that captivated my youthful fancy was:
Chapter 6 of Poems Every Child Should Know by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt holds 851 sentences, grouped into 171 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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