Chapter 4 of Stories of Great Musicians is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Stories of Great Musicians is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One day Felix received a letter from his mother. How pleased he was. She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away! I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad. Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
Chapter 4 of Stories of Great Musicians is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."”
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
From this reading “Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.”
a boy or man
From this reading “I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."”
very small
From this reading “She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!”
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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 One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
third-person singular of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
the organ of sight
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How pleased he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How pleased he was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
free from external control and constraint
From this reading I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
a boy or man
From this reading I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading How pleased he was.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading One day Felix received a letter from his mother.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like to see how he behaves as an independent lad.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
very small
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How pleased he was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
at the time that
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said: "Would I were a tiny mouse, to have an eye on my Felix far away!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Snap up every word that falls from Goethe, for I want you to know all about him when you return."
Chapter 4 of Stories of Great Musicians by Kathrine Lois Scobey holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 461 sentences of Stories of Great Musicians, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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