Chapter 3 of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast. They were hungry, so they ate heartily. “See! here are some acorns, Goni,” called Rago. “Would you like some of these to eat?” “Yes, yes,” answered Goni, and she ran to where Rago was standing.
Chapter 3 of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acorn” — fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
From this reading ““See! here are some acorns, Goni,” called Rago.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “They were hungry, so they ate heartily.”
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “They were hungry, so they ate heartily.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “They were hungry, so they ate heartily.”
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading “THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.”
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.
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plural of “acorn” — fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
From this reading “See! here are some acorns, Goni,” called Rago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes, yes,” answered Goni, and she ran to where Rago was standing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “See! here are some acorns, Goni,” called Rago.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading They were hungry, so they ate heartily.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “See! here are some acorns, Goni,” called Rago.
take in solid food
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading They were hungry, so they ate heartily.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “See! here are some acorns, Goni,” called Rago.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading They were hungry, so they ate heartily.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Would you like some of these to eat?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Would you like some of these to eat?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Yes, yes,” answered Goni, and she ran to where Rago was standing.
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See! here are some acorns, Goni,” called Rago.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, yes,” answered Goni, and she ran to where Rago was standing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were hungry, so they ate heartily.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “See! here are some acorns, Goni,” called Rago.
having a supporting base
From this reading “Yes, yes,” answered Goni, and she ran to where Rago was standing.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Would you like some of these to eat?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were hungry, so they ate heartily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, yes,” answered Goni, and she ran to where Rago was standing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THEIR FOOD On their way back Rago and Goni stopped to eat berries and roots for their breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were hungry, so they ate heartily.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Yes, yes,” answered Goni, and she ran to where Rago was standing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you like some of these to eat?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, yes,” answered Goni, and she ran to where Rago was standing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you like some of these to eat?”
Chapter 3 of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children by Belle Wiley holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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 37 sentences of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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