Chapter 6 of The Graymouse Family is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Graymouse Family is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day. Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields. Only Buster remained at home. He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind. "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
Chapter 6 of The Graymouse Family is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal form of address for a man
From this reading “BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.”
plural of “chocolate” — a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading “BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.”
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading “He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.”
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading “He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.”
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading “Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “"I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.”
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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 BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only Buster remained at home.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
plural of “chocolate” — a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Only Buster remained at home.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
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 He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.
and nothing more
From this reading Only Buster remained at home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading He had been naughty and was punished by being left behind.
on the contrary
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Only Buster remained at home.
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Mother Graymouse had taken her children out for a stroll in the fields.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "I'd rather lie here and read my picture book than trot around in the hot sunshine," he thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUSTER AND THE CHOCOLATES It was a hot summer day.
Chapter 6 of The Graymouse Family by Nellie M. (Nellie Mabel) Leonard holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 6 holds 103 sentences of The Graymouse Family, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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