Chapter 6 of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago. “Let us go down and wait for the men. Maybe they will take us with them.” “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.” So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.
Chapter 6 of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading “THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading ““I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.””
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe they will take us with them.””
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading ““I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.””
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““Let us go down and wait for the men.”
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 ““I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.””
In this reading “So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.”
In this reading ““Let us go down and wait for the men.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading ““Let us go down and wait for the men.”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.”
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let us go down and wait for the men.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Let us go down and wait for the men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let us go down and wait for the men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let us go down and wait for the men.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go down and wait for the men.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
engage in
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
by chance
From this reading Maybe they will take us with them.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Let us go down and wait for the men.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.
carry out
From this reading Maybe they will take us with them.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Maybe they will take us with them.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maybe they will take us with them.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So they got down from the trees and squatted upon the ground.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us go down and wait for the men.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Let us go down and wait for the men.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Maybe they will take us with them.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CLAN “Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”
Chapter 6 of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children by Belle Wiley holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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 6 holds 55 sentences of Rago and Goni, the Tree-Dweller Children, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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