Chapter 8 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely. "Baby, come to me." Wasis dropped his maple sugar. "Goo, goo!" he said; "Goo, goo! Goo, goo, goo!"
Chapter 8 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anger
From this reading “Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.”
any thick, viscous matter
From this reading “"Goo, goo!" he said; "Goo, goo!”
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “Wasis dropped his maple sugar.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.”
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “Wasis dropped his maple sugar.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree
In this reading “Wasis dropped his maple sugar.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
with anger
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Baby, come to me."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Baby, come to me."
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Wasis dropped his maple sugar.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
any thick, viscous matter
From this reading "Goo, goo!" he said; "Goo, goo!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Wasis dropped his maple sugar.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Baby, come to me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Goo, goo!" he said; "Goo, goo!
in a vicious manner
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Wasis dropped his maple sugar.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Glooskap then arose, frowning; he stamped his foot angrily, and he spoke savagely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Baby, come to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wasis dropped his maple sugar.
Chapter 8 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller by Fanny E. (Fanny Eliza) Coe holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 8 holds 431 sentences of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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