Chapter 37 of The Burgess Animal Book for Children is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Burgess Animal Book for Children is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit. “Certainly. Of course,” replied Peter. “They seem to me rather stupid creatures. Anyway they look stupid.”
Chapter 37 of The Burgess Animal Book for Children is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyway they look stupid.””
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ““They seem to me rather stupid creatures.”
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading ““Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading ““Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading ““Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading ““Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading ““They seem to me rather stupid creatures.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading ““Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.”
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 to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway they look stupid.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course,” replied Peter.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “They seem to me rather stupid creatures.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anyway they look stupid.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They seem to me rather stupid creatures.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course,” replied Peter.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
on the contrary
From this reading “They seem to me rather stupid creatures.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Of course,” replied Peter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “They seem to me rather stupid creatures.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “They seem to me rather stupid creatures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They seem to me rather stupid creatures.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Peter, you have been up in the Old Pasture many times, so you must have seen the Sheep there,” said Old Mother Nature, turning to Peter Rabbit.
Chapter 37 of The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 37 holds 75 sentences of The Burgess Animal Book for Children, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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