Chapter 5 of Stories of Great Americans for Little is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Stories of Great Americans for Little is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him. That is their way of making friends. But none of the Indians would touch the pipe. They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe. They were now sure that he fell down from the sky.
Chapter 5 of Stories of Great Americans for Little is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “That is their way of making friends.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “But none of the Indians would touch the pipe.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “They were now sure that he fell down from the sky.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “But none of the Indians would touch the pipe.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But none of the Indians would touch the pipe.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading They were now sure that he fell down from the sky.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading That is their way of making friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is their way of making friends.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading That is their way of making friends.
not one, and not any
From this reading But none of the Indians would touch the pipe.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were now sure that he fell down from the sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is their way of making friends.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading They were now sure that he fell down from the sky.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading They were now sure that he fell down from the sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is their way of making friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That is their way of making friends.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They thought that he had brought fire down from heaven to light his pipe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading But none of the Indians would touch the pipe.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That is their way of making friends.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were now sure that he fell down from the sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he held out his pipe for the Indians to smoke with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But none of the Indians would touch the pipe.
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