Chapter 25 of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANS FOR THE WINTER Summer had gone. Visitors had gone. Graham had gone to school. The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage. Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.
Chapter 25 of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading “The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.”
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Graham had gone to school.”
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
From this reading “Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Visitors had gone.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PLANS FOR THE WINTER Summer had gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading PLANS FOR THE WINTER Summer had gone.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Graham had gone to school.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PLANS FOR THE WINTER Summer had gone.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading PLANS FOR THE WINTER Summer had gone.
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
From this reading Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
an educational institution
From this reading Graham had gone to school.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading PLANS FOR THE WINTER Summer had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANS FOR THE WINTER Summer had gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Graham had gone to school.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Visitors had gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Rachel was superintending the making of preserves.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading PLANS FOR THE WINTER Summer had gone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The banks of the lake were red and yellow, brown and purple, with autumnal foliage.
Chapter 25 of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones by Helen Ashe Hays holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 25 holds 81 sentences of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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