Chapter 10 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly. "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess. You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend. You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days." "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
Chapter 10 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “"Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.”
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “"One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.”
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading “You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “"But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.”
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading “"But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.”
work hard
From this reading “You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
(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 You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.
any thing at all
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
brought into existence
From this reading You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
hear with intention
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
in a disrespectful jeering manner
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Just listen to her!" said the old Bee mockingly.
work hard
From this reading You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "But I want to be Queen!" cried the Grub, and thumped on the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "One would think by the demands she makes that she was a fine little Princess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are born to toil and drudge, my little friend.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are a mere working Bee, and you will never be anything else all your days."
Chapter 10 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 by William [Editor] Patten holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 426 sentences of The Junior Classics, Volume 8, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 by William [Editor] Patten exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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