Chapter 16 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew. Father said that it must have been the cakes. Nurse thought it was the fireworks. The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn. George was not well and was kept in bed.
Chapter 16 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “_Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.”
plural of “firework” — (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
From this reading “_Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.”
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 was not well and was kept in bed.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Nurse thought it was the fireworks.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.”
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In this reading “The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.”
In this reading “George was not well and was kept in bed.”
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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 doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading George was not well and was kept in bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Father said that it must have been the cakes.
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
at any time
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father said that it must have been the cakes.
plural of “firework” — (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
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 was not well and was kept in bed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Father said that it must have been the cakes.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
and nothing more
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading George was not well and was kept in bed.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Father said that it must have been the cakes.
not any; not one
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading George was not well and was kept in bed.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Nurse thought it was the fireworks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Father said that it must have been the cakes.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Father said that it must have been the cakes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nurse thought it was the fireworks.
precisely as stated
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading George was not well and was kept in bed.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _Dream-Music_ WHETHER it was the cakes or the fireworks, no one ever knew.
which person or people
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The doctor, who came in a little motor-car with just room for himself inside, shook his head and looked very solemn.
Chapter 16 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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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