Chapter 8 of The King of the Park is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The King of the Park is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KING TO THE RESCUE. On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse. “Hello, little miss!” said the sergeant. “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers? They look like some of the park golden-rod.”
Chapter 8 of The King of the Park is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.”
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading “On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, little miss!” said the sergeant.”
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading “On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “They look like some of the park golden-rod.””
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE KING TO THE RESCUE.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.”
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.”
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In this reading “On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading ““I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?”
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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 On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look like some of the park golden-rod.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, little miss!” said the sergeant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE KING TO THE RESCUE.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They look like some of the park golden-rod.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They look like some of the park golden-rod.”
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Hello, little miss!” said the sergeant.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading They look like some of the park golden-rod.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE KING TO THE RESCUE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello, little miss!” said the sergeant.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They look like some of the park golden-rod.”
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING TO THE RESCUE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They look like some of the park golden-rod.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KING TO THE RESCUE.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
during the time that
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading On a yellow, dreamy day of late autumn, while the sergeant was strolling through the Fens, he came suddenly upon little Virgie Manning and her nurse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I haven’t seen you for a long time; but where did you get those flowers?
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