Chapter 6 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park. He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep. When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book. He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.) KING: Boy, I left a book lying under a tree in the park.
Chapter 6 of The Child's World: Third Reader is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)”
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading “He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book.”
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)”
a boy or man
From this reading “He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)”
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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 ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
later than; following
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
a youthful male person
From this reading KING: Boy, I left a book lying under a tree in the park.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
clothing in general
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book.
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
destroyed or killed
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
a boy or man
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading KING: Boy, I left a book lying under a tree in the park.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading KING: Boy, I left a book lying under a tree in the park.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ACT I (King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book.
at the time that
From this reading When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book.
Chapter 6 of The Child's World: Third Reader by Hetty Sibyl Browne holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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