Chapter 6 of The New McGuffey Fourth Reader is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The New McGuffey Fourth Reader is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke. "Very well," said Watseka. "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done. Follow me, women of the Illinois! The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
Chapter 6 of The New McGuffey Fourth Reader is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of burning something
From this reading “Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.”
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading “Follow me, women of the Illinois!”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.”
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
for the reason that
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
the act of burning something
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Follow me, women of the Illinois!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading Follow me, women of the Illinois!
the sound of laughing
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Follow me, women of the Illinois!
not any; not one
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Very well," said Watseka.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
in the direction of
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The strangers shall not laugh because they have driven us so easily from our homes.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well," said Watseka.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Some of the warriors turned their faces toward the burning village, but no one spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well," said Watseka.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well," said Watseka.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Follow me, women of the Illinois!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you dare not, then I will show you what can be done.
Chapter 6 of The New McGuffey Fourth Reader by William Holmes [Compiler] McGuffey holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 163 sentences of The New McGuffey Fourth Reader, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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