Chapter 4 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you? WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey. CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him. (Courtier leaves and returns with Ali.) CALIPH: Why did you refuse to shave this man's companion?
Chapter 4 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading “WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.”
the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
From this reading “CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?”
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading “(Courtier leaves and returns with Ali.)”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.”
plural of “razor” — edge tool used in shaving
From this reading “CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “(Courtier leaves and returns with Ali.)”
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading “WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.”
A person whose work is chopping down trees and gathering firewood.
From this reading “WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
propose a payment
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading CALIPH: Why did you refuse to shave this man's companion?
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading (Courtier leaves and returns with Ali.)
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading CALIPH: Why did you refuse to shave this man's companion?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
on one occasion
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
plural of “razor” — edge tool used in shaving
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading CALIPH: Why did you refuse to shave this man's companion?
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading (Courtier leaves and returns with Ali.)
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CALIPH: Why did you refuse to shave this man's companion?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading CALIPH: Why did you refuse to shave this man's companion?
in the company of; together with
From this reading CALIPH (_to Courtier_): Bid Ali come to me at once and bring his razors with him.
A person whose work is chopping down trees and gathering firewood.
From this reading WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.
an affirmative
From this reading WOODCUTTER: Yes, and Ali refused to shave my donkey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CALIPH: Well, my friend, did you do as I told you?
Chapter 4 of The Child's World: Third Reader by Hetty Sibyl Browne holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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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