Chapter 35 of The Burgess Bird Book for Children is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Burgess Bird Book for Children is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose. In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed. It had become a new world, a world of pure white. The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away. Still Peter was not lonely.
Chapter 35 of The Burgess Bird Book for Children is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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adorned with feathers or plumes
From this reading “The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.”
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading “The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Still Peter was not lonely.”
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.”
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading “In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.”
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 In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It had become a new world, a world of pure white.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
adorned with feathers or plumes
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had become a new world, a world of pure white.
a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had become a new world, a world of pure white.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
immediately past
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Still Peter was not lonely.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It had become a new world, a world of pure white.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had become a new world, a world of pure white.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading It had become a new world, a world of pure white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still Peter was not lonely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
a Caucasian
From this reading It had become a new world, a world of pure white.
which person or people
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost were not far behind Honker the Goose.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The last laggard among Peter's feathered friends who spend the winter in the far-away South had hurried away.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In a night Peter Rabbit's world was transformed.
Chapter 35 of The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 35 holds 91 sentences of The Burgess Bird Book for Children, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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