Chapter 6 of Round Robin is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Round Robin is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MIDSUMMER EVE “Oh dear! I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin. “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass? The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.” “I think it’s too early for fern-seed,” said Cicely.
Chapter 6 of Round Robin is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “MIDSUMMER EVE “Oh dear!”
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.””
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading ““Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “MIDSUMMER EVE “Oh dear!”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.”
put in the mind of someone
From this reading ““Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.”
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 it’s too early for fern-seed,” said Cicely.”
In this reading “The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.””
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
dearly loved
From this reading MIDSUMMER EVE “Oh dear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “I think it’s too early for fern-seed,” said Cicely.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading MIDSUMMER EVE “Oh dear!
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I think it’s too early for fern-seed,” said Cicely.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
shoot down, of birds
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think it’s too early for fern-seed,” said Cicely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading MIDSUMMER EVE “Oh dear!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading MIDSUMMER EVE “Oh dear!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
put in the mind of someone
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I think it’s too early for fern-seed,” said Cicely.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I forgot my fern-seed!” cried Nancy, as they reached Round Robin.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think it’s too early for fern-seed,” said Cicely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I think it’s too early for fern-seed,” said Cicely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The clam-bake was so exciting I quite forgot about to-night.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
at the time that
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why didn’t you remind me, Cicely, when we were getting the sweet grass?
Chapter 6 of Round Robin by Abbie Farwell Brown holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 230 sentences of Round Robin, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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