Chapter 5 of The Book of Fables and Folk Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Book of Fables and Folk Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers. He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs. He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away. At last he found himself in a wood. Night came on, and it began to rain.
Chapter 5 of The Book of Fables and Folk Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.”
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “Night came on, and it began to rain.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “At last he found himself in a wood.”
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.”
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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 He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he found himself in a wood.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Night came on, and it began to rain.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Night came on, and it began to rain.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.
set up or found
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last he found himself in a wood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last he found himself in a wood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Night came on, and it began to rain.
immediately past
From this reading At last he found himself in a wood.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night came on, and it began to rain.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night came on, and it began to rain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Night came on, and it began to rain.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went from town to town looking for handsome dogs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
at the time that
From this reading He bought one, and then, when he found a handsomer dog, he bought that and gave the other away.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading At last he found himself in a wood.
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Now, we will see what happened to the youngest of the three brothers.
Chapter 5 of The Book of Fables and Folk Stories by Horace Elisha Scudder holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 439 sentences of The Book of Fables and Folk Stories, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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