Chapter 3 of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHRISTMAS CARD. “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” “May?” Ruby says. “I wonder who that can be?”
Chapter 3 of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “THE CHRISTMAS CARD.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “THE CHRISTMAS CARD.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading ““Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.””
a state of high honor
From this reading ““Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.””
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ““Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.””
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading ““Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.””
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “Ruby says.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““I wonder who that can be?””
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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used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading ““Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I wonder who that can be?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I wonder who that can be?”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading THE CHRISTMAS CARD.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE CHRISTMAS CARD.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder who that can be?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Ruby says.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Ruby says.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wonder who that can be?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHRISTMAS CARD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
which person or people
From this reading “I wonder who that can be?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder who that can be?”
Chapter 3 of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush by Molly E. Jamieson holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 138 sentences of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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