Chapter 5 of Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Close Doors Softly. L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. 100. The Big Boy and the Little Lady. The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
Chapter 5 of Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Close Doors Softly.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading “L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
with low volume
From this reading “Close Doors Softly.”
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In this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
at or in the front
In this reading “L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.”
In this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
In this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
In this reading “The Big Boy and the Little Lady.”
In this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
In this reading “The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.”
In this reading “The Big Boy and the Little Lady.”
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From this reading 100.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Big Boy and the Little Lady.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Big Boy and the Little Lady.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Big Boy and the Little Lady.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close Doors Softly.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Close Doors Softly.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The Big Boy and the Little Lady.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Big Boy and the Little Lady.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
go across or through
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
with low volume
From this reading Close Doors Softly.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Big Boy and the Little Lady.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
at the time that
From this reading The Queen was in London, and as the time drew near when she was expected to drive through the park, many people stood on the sidewalk to see her carriage pass.
Chapter 5 of Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners by Loïs Bates holds 423 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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