Chapter 8 of The Emerald Story Book Stories and legends is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Emerald Story Book Stories and legends is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him. Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture. “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die. How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?” But the maple seed was wrong.
Chapter 8 of The Emerald Story Book Stories and legends is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading “Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?””
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “But the maple seed was wrong.”
wetness caused by water
From this reading “Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “But the maple seed was wrong.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.”
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading “Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.”
In this reading “How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the maple seed was wrong.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?”
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading But the maple seed was wrong.
wetness caused by water
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?”
above and across; more than
From this reading A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
a small hard fruit
From this reading But the maple seed was wrong.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “If this goes on,” he thought, “I shall certainly burst, and then I must die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Then he began to grow amazingly in the warmth and moisture.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the maple seed was wrong.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading A troubled cloud leaned down and wept over him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How is one to live, with a crack in his sides?”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading But the maple seed was wrong.
Chapter 8 of The Emerald Story Book Stories and legends by Ada M. (Ada Maria)[Compiler] Skinner holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 424 sentences of The Emerald Story Book Stories and legends, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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