Chapter 5 of The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away. They listened. The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered. "It is old Flint, the ax maker," he said to his wife. "Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.
Chapter 5 of The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.”
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “"It is old Flint, the ax maker," he said to his wife.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “They listened.”
a person who makes things
From this reading “THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.”
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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 THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
anew
From this reading The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.
a female human offspring
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading "It is old Flint, the ax maker," he said to his wife.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is old Flint, the ax maker," he said to his wife.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is old Flint, the ax maker," he said to his wife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is old Flint, the ax maker," he said to his wife.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They listened.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
a person who makes things
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
come together
From this reading "Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Grandfather!" cried the boys, and they ran to meet him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is old Flint, the ax maker," he said to his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The call came again, and Strongarm put his hands to his mouth and answered.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE OLD AX MAKER VISITS HIS DAUGHTER As they were talking, a long call came from far away.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "It is old Flint, the ax maker," he said to his wife.
Chapter 5 of The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone by Margaret A. McIntyre holds 72 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.
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