Chapter 7 of The Junior Classics — Volume 1, Fairy and wonder tales is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Junior Classics — Volume 1, Fairy and wonder tales is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip. Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing: “Tum-pa, tum-too; Tum-pa, tum-too!” Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question: “Drumikin!
Chapter 7 of The Junior Classics — Volume 1, Fairy and wonder tales is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading ““How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ““How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:”
a small quantity of anything
From this reading ““How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.”
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading ““How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.”
move stealthily
From this reading ““How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.”
past form of “trundle” — move heavily
From this reading “Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question:
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question:
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question:
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From this reading “Drumikin!
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
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From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question:
a small quantity of anything
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question:
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question:
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
move stealthily
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
past form of “trundle” — move heavily
From this reading Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along, laughing to himself, and singing:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tum-pa, tum-too; Tum-pa, tum-too!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tum-pa, tum-too; Tum-pa, tum-too!”
precisely as stated
From this reading “How very annoying!” sighed the Eagle, thinking regretfully of the tender morsel he had let slip.
Chapter 7 of The Junior Classics — Volume 1, Fairy and wonder tales by William [Editor] Patten holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 7 holds 148 sentences of The Junior Classics — Volume 1, Fairy and wonder tales, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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