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The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories
The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.
Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.
Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”
Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”
Little Boo-Hoo rubbed his eyes.
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The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.
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Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.
/hɜːr ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ kraɪd wen hiː hæd hɪz feɪs wɑːʃt ənd kraɪd wen hiː hæd tuː ɡet ʌp ənd kraɪd wen hiː hæd tuː ɡoʊ tuː bed ənd kraɪd wen hiː went tuː skuːl ɔːr stʌbd hɪz toʊ ɔːr lɔːst ə ɡeɪm ʌv bɔːl/
Line 3
Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”
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Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”
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Little Boo-Hoo rubbed his eyes.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

broom noun US /bruːm/

a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

From this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

celebration noun US /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/

a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

From this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

cute adjective US /kjuːt/

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

dwarfs noun US /dwɔːrfs/

plural of “dwarf” — a person who is markedly small

From this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

straws noun US /strɔːz/

plural of “straw” — plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

stubbed verb US /stʌbd/

inflected form of “stub” — pull up (weeds) by their roots

From this reading “Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.”

thrift noun US /θrɪft/

any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

From this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

toe noun US /toʊ/

one of the digits of the foot

From this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

BIRTHDAY PARTY noun + noun

a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth

In this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

OLD MAN adjective + noun

a man who is very old

In this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

CAME TUMBLING verb + noun counted as “come tumbling”

In this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

SURE ENOUGH adjective + noun

as supposed or expected

In this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

SAILED AWAY verb + particle counted as “sail away”

In this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

DANCED ROUND noun + noun counted as “dance round”

In this reading “LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.”

travel together verb + particle

In this reading “Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!””

little boy adjective + noun

In this reading “Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.”

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

55

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

59

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

63

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

68

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

72

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ALLadjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ANN

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ANOTHERdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

AROUNDprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

AWAYadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ballnounUS /bɔːl/

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

BIRTHDAYnounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

BLEWverbUS /bluː/

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

Boo-Hoo

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From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

BOOKnounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

BOXnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

BREAKFASTverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

BROOMnounUS /bruːm/

a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

CAMEverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

CELEBRATIONnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/

a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

CHIMNEYnounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

COLORSnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

COURAGEnounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

CUTEadjectiveUS /kjuːt/

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

DANCEDverbUS /dænst/

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

DOORnounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

DOROTHY

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

DOWNadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

DOWNSTAIRSadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/

on a floor below

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

DROPPEDverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

DWARFnounUS /dwɔːrf/

a person who is markedly small

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

DWARFSnounUS /dwɔːrfs/

plural of “dwarf” — a person who is markedly small

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ENOUGHnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

eye-lash

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Little Boo-Hoo rubbed his eyes.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

FAIRIESnounUS /ˈferiz/

plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

FAIRYnounUS /ˈferi/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

FOURTHnounUS /fɔːrθ/

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

Frontispiecenoun

an ornamental facade

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

HEpronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

HIMpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

HOUSEnounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

JULYnounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

JUMPEDverbUS /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

Light-Heart

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

LOOKEDverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

MANnounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

MINUTEnounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

nid-nid-nodding

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

OUTadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

PARTYnounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

PEOPLEnounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

PICTURESnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

PILEnounUS /paɪl/

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

RIGHTadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

RINGverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

ROUNDnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/

inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure

From this reading Little Boo-Hoo rubbed his eyes.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

SAILEDverbUS /seɪld/

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

SANDnounUS /sænd/

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

SAWverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

SMILESnounUS /smaɪlz/

plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

STANDINGadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

STEPPEDverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

STOODverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

STRAWSnounUS /strɔːz/

plural of “straw” — plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

stubbedverbUS /stʌbd/

inflected form of “stub” — pull up (weeds) by their roots

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

SUREadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

THEREadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

THRIFTnounUS /θrɪft/

any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

TOEnounUS /toʊ/

one of the digits of the foot

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

TOWNnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

TREEnounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

TUMBLINGnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/

the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

TWOnounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

UPadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

VERYadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

We'll

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From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

WEEadjectiveUS /wiː/

(used informally) very small

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Her little boy cried when he had his face washed, and cried when he had to get up, and cried when he had to go to bed, and cried when he went to school, or stubbed his toe, or lost a game of ball.

whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

winkverbUS /wɪŋk/

signal by winking

From this reading Before you could wink an eye-lash little Boo-Hoo was nid-nid-nodding, and in the twinkling of an eye Fairy Light-Heart said, “The desert country is new to you, We’ll travel together, Little Boo-Hoo!”

WITCHnounUS /wɪtʃ/

a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

Y-O-U

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LITTLE DWARF COURAGE 68 DOROTHY ANN AND THE WEE LITTLE MAN 72 THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS) THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15 AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19 AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31 THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43 THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47 THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51 THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55 THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59 AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63 THE BOX OF SMILES (Little Boo-Hoo—Is it Y-O-U?) “What shall I do For Little Boo-Hoo?” cried mother one day.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Little Fairy Light-Heart whispered to mother, “I can help you soon it seems, I’ll take him to the land of dreams.”

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