Chapter 7 of Stories of Great Americans for Little is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Stories of Great Americans for Little is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONGFELLOW AS A BOY. Long-fel-low was a noble boy. He always wanted to do right. He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another. He was very tender-hearted.
Chapter 7 of Stories of Great Americans for Little is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “He always wanted to do right.”
have
From this reading “He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “LONGFELLOW AS A BOY.”
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading “LONGFELLOW AS A BOY.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Long-fel-low was a noble boy.”
a human being
From this reading “He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “He always wanted to do right.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.”
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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 LONGFELLOW AS A BOY.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He always wanted to do right.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LONGFELLOW AS A BOY.
have
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
a youthful male person
From this reading LONGFELLOW AS A BOY.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He always wanted to do right.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always wanted to do right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long-fel-low was a noble boy.
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading LONGFELLOW AS A BOY.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Long-fel-low was a noble boy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
a human being
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He always wanted to do right.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was very tender-hearted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He always wanted to do right.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very tender-hearted.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He always wanted to do right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long-fel-low was a noble boy.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another.
Chapter 7 of Stories of Great Americans for Little by Edward Eggleston holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 7 holds 395 sentences of Stories of Great Americans for Little, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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