Chapter 3 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country. "She lives not far from here." Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected! A game at 'catch-my-tail.' The dragon who went to look for his fortune. George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
Chapter 3 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large or big relative to something else
From this reading “Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!”
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “=A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.”
possessive form of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “The dragon who went to look for his fortune.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “"She lives not far from here."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “=A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “=A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.”
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 “Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!”
In this reading “George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._”
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From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
(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 =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A game at 'catch-my-tail.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A game at 'catch-my-tail.'
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
possessive form of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
at any time
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "She lives not far from here."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dragon who went to look for his fortune.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The dragon who went to look for his fortune.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She lives not far from here."
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A game at 'catch-my-tail.'
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "She lives not far from here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dragon who went to look for his fortune.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "She lives not far from here."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The dragon who went to look for his fortune.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She lives not far from here."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She lives not far from here."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dragon who went to look for his fortune.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading George is told that he is not real. A ride on the dragon's back._
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, it was_ ever _so much bigger than one expected!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The dragon who went to look for his fortune.
which person or people
From this reading The dragon who went to look for his fortune.
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading =A NICE DRAGON= 99 _All about the wonders in this strange country.
Chapter 3 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 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 3 holds 6 sentences of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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