Chapter 16 of The Christmas Reindeer is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Christmas Reindeer is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams? If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of. Tuktu was very busy these winter days. She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers. What do you think she was doing?
Chapter 16 of The Christmas Reindeer is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Tuktu was very busy these winter days.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?”
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading “She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.”
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.”
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In this reading “If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.”
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(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 She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Tuktu was very busy these winter days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Tuktu was very busy these winter days.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What do you think she was doing?
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
at any time
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
Identical; not different.
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Tuktu was very busy these winter days.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think she was doing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
precisely as stated
From this reading Tuktu was very busy these winter days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tuktu was very busy these winter days.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was very busy indeed, as were all the Eskimo girls and their mothers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think she was doing?
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Tuktu was very busy these winter days.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading If you do, you know that they are made up partly of wishes, partly of plans and partly of the same sort of stuff that sleep dreams are made of.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LITTLE SPOT AND TUKTU DREAM Do you ever have day-dreams?
Chapter 16 of The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 57 sentences, grouped into 12 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 16 holds 57 sentences of The Christmas Reindeer, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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