Chapter 3 of Stories and ballads for young folks is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Stories and ballads for young folks is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice. “True. The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood. “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by. Soon he returned with several people, men and women.
Chapter 3 of Stories and ballads for young folks is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading ““The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.”
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading ““The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.”
come together
From this reading “The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.”
having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time
From this reading “The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.”
family based on male descent
something that is lost
From this reading “The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice.”
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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.”
In this reading ““The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.”
In this reading “Soon he returned with several people, men and women.”
In this reading “The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice.
come together
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
family based on male descent
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon he returned with several people, men and women.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
something that is lost
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
the force of workers available
From this reading Soon he returned with several people, men and women.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Soon he returned with several people, men and women.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Soon he returned with several people, men and women.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Soon he returned with several people, men and women.
in the near future
From this reading Soon he returned with several people, men and women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “True.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The rough man went away to a cluster of cottages near by.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Marquis had received a sword-thrust in that encounter with the _gens d’armes_, and had expired from loss of blood.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Soon he returned with several people, men and women.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘That would be difficult,’ muttered the voice.
Chapter 3 of Stories and ballads for young folks by Ellen Tracy Alden holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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