Chapter 3 of The Jolly Book of Boxcraft is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Jolly Book of Boxcraft is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola. I have a gardener for my garden. His name is Karl Shepherd. He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store. I called him Karl because he looked so German.
Chapter 3 of The Jolly Book of Boxcraft is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading “If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.”
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “I have a gardener for my garden.”
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
From this reading “If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.”
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading “He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.”
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.”
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading “If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a handmade imitation of a blossom
In this reading “If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.”
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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 I have a gardener for my garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
for the reason that
From this reading I called him Karl because he looked so German.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called him Karl because he looked so German.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have a gardener for my garden.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading I have a gardener for my garden.
a person of German nationality
From this reading I called him Karl because he looked so German.
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called him Karl because he looked so German.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name is Karl Shepherd.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a gardener for my garden.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name is Karl Shepherd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His name is Karl Shepherd.
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
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 If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I called him Karl because he looked so German.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have a gardener for my garden.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name is Karl Shepherd.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading His name is Karl Shepherd.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I called him Karl because he looked so German.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading He came to me in a box of toy lambs that I bought at the ten-cent store.
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you have any pretty artificial flowers left from your garden and greenhouse, twine them around the pillars of your finished pergola.
Chapter 3 of The Jolly Book of Boxcraft by Patten Beard holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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 3 holds 467 sentences of The Jolly Book of Boxcraft, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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