Chapter 5 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it. "Ask for what you want." The wonderful meal. Picking up gold and silver. Tom Tiddler's sack. Alexander is George's best friend after all. George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
Chapter 5 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “Alexander is George's best friend after all.”
possessive form of “george” — 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 “Alexander is George's best friend after all.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._”
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._”
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading “George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “Picking up gold and silver.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “Tom Tiddler's sack.”
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading “George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._”
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the one friend who is closest to you
In this reading “Alexander is George's best friend after all.”
In this reading “George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._”
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From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
later than; following
From this reading Alexander is George's best friend after all.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Alexander is George's best friend after all.
(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 =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Picking up gold and silver.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Ask for what you want."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Alexander is George's best friend after all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ask for what you want."
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Alexander is George's best friend after all.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
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 =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
possessive form of “george” — 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 Alexander is George's best friend after all.
coins made of gold
From this reading Picking up gold and silver.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alexander is George's best friend after all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The wonderful meal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading Picking up gold and silver.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Tom Tiddler's sack.
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Picking up gold and silver.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading George's fortune grows heavier and heavier, then lighter and lighter. The story of the golden sausage._
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
male cat
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Picking up gold and silver.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Ask for what you want."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Ask for what you want."
which person or people
From this reading =TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND= 129 _The funny little man who told George all about it.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The wonderful meal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ask for what you want."
Chapter 5 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 7 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.
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