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Chapter 1 of The Boy Artist. A Tale for the Young is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOY-ARTIST. THE BOY-ARTIST. A Tale for the Young. _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up." PSALM xxvii.
Chapter 1 of The Boy Artist. A Tale for the Young is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “_"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “_"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “_"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “_"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “_"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “_"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."”
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading “PSALM xxvii.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “A Tale for the Young.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Tale for the Young.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOY-ARTIST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Tale for the Young.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
a small worthless amount
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading PSALM xxvii.
carry out
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Tale for the Young.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY-ARTIST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
at the time that
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _"HOPE ON," "KING JACK OF HAYLANDS," ETC._ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading PSALM xxvii.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A Tale for the Young.
Chapter 1 of The Boy Artist. A Tale for the Young by F. M. S. holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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