Chapter 3 of The Boys of Grand Pré School: Illustrated is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Boys of Grand Pré School: Illustrated is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them. “Thar, that’s done! I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said. “It was old Zeke; I bought it from him. He showed me how to use it.
Chapter 3 of The Boys of Grand Pré School: Illustrated is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““It was old Zeke; I bought it from him.”
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.”
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading “Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.”
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading “Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.”
In this reading “Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.”
In this reading “Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.”
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 I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “It was old Zeke; I bought it from him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Thar, that’s done!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It was old Zeke; I bought it from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He showed me how to use it.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He showed me how to use it.
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “It was old Zeke; I bought it from him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
above and across; more than
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He showed me how to use it.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thar, that’s done!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I got that thar rod from a demon in human form,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thar, that’s done!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He showed me how to use it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
the act of using
From this reading He showed me how to use it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was old Zeke; I bought it from him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Saying this Captain Corbet took his mineral rod with both hands, and snapped it across his knee; then, letting the fragments fall on the ground, he put his feet over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was old Zeke; I bought it from him.
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