Chapter 1 of R. Caldecott's Picture Book is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of R. Caldecott's Picture Book is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http://www. The THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN. IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there! An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind." Look ye there!
Chapter 1 of R. Caldecott's Picture Book is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!”
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://www.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “The THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.”
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."”
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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 IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
in addition
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
even
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://www.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
in or at that place or location
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
Chapter 1 of R. Caldecott's Picture Book by Randolph Caldecott holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 1 holds 74 sentences of R. Caldecott's Picture Book, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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