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Chapter 6 of The Boys of Grand Pré School: Illustrated is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize. “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him; We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.” “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh. “It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.
Chapter 6 of The Boys of Grand Pré School: Illustrated is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading ““It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.”
plural of “bog” — wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
From this reading “And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.”
-ing form of “cultivate” — foster the growth of
From this reading “And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.”
(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous
From this reading “And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.”
having a debilitating effect
From this reading “And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.”
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading ““These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;”
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.”
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.”
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In this reading “And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.”
In this reading “We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.””
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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 We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
(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 We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.
plural of “bog” — wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
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From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
-ing form of “cultivate” — foster the growth of
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;
having a debilitating effect
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
not any; not one
From this reading “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And passed his happy days In draining bogs, devouring frogs, And cultivating maize.
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From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It’s too solemn, Bart, for this occasion.
precisely as stated
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We see them all around; And all Grand Pré to me appears A very holy ground.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These holes, no doubt, were dug by him;
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That’s what Captain Corbet would call a ‘hime,’” said Phil, with a laugh.
Chapter 6 of The Boys of Grand Pré School: Illustrated by James De Mille holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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