Chapter 3 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated. They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old. The organ pealed out a Christmas hymn. The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem. Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
Chapter 3 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading “Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."”
a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
From this reading “The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem.”
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.”
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading “The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem.”
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading “Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.”
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading “The organ pealed out a Christmas hymn.”
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading “The organ pealed out a Christmas hymn.”
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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 organ pealed out a Christmas hymn.
anew
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
(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 III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem.
a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
From this reading The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The organ pealed out a Christmas hymn.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading The organ pealed out a Christmas hymn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
immediately past
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading The organ pealed out a Christmas hymn.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The organ pealed out a Christmas hymn.
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From this reading The organ pealed out a Christmas hymn.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
with low volume
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The choir and the people arose, and all sang the grand old anthem.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
at the time that
From this reading III When Little Brother went into the church, all the people were seated.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They sat quietly hoping that at last the bells would ring again as in the days of old.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then a solemn voice said, "Bring now your gifts to the altar."
Chapter 3 of The Child's World: Third Reader by Hetty Sibyl Browne holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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