Chapter 1 of Simple Poems for Infant Minds is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Simple Poems for Infant Minds is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INFANT MINDS. NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS. THE SAIL-BOAT. Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides. The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
Chapter 1 of Simple Poems for Infant Minds is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.”
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.”
plural of “glide” — a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
From this reading “Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.”
United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)
From this reading “NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.”
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.”
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.”
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.”
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In this reading “Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.”
In this reading “Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.”
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From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
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From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
with brightness
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
plural of “glide” — a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading INFANT MINDS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)
From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
without good reason
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading INFANT MINDS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
in a pretty manner
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SAIL-BOAT.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAIL-BOAT.
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, see our little boat, How prettily it glides; Like a bird it seems to float, Press’d forward by the tides, By the tides.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
during the time that
From this reading The sky is shining brightly, The fishes dart below, While our little boat so lightly Leaps onward as we go-- As we go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 123 & 125 William St. FOR INFANT MINDS.
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