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The Ontario Readers: Third Reader
The Ontario Readers: Third Reader

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ontario. Department of Education • Curated US English Learning Edition
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The Ontario Readers.
THIRD READER.
AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.
TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).
Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.
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The Ontario Readers: Third Reader

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Ontario Readers.
/ðə ɑːnˈterioʊ ˈriːdərz/
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THIRD READER.
/θɜːrd ˈriːdər/
Line 3
AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.
/ˈɔːθəraɪzd fɔːr juːs ɪn ðə ˈpʌblɪk skuːlz ʌv ɑːnˈterioʊ baɪ ðə ˈmɪnəstər ʌv ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/
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TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).
/tərˈɑːntoʊ ðə ˈdʌbəljuː dʒeɪ ɡeɪdʒ ˈkʌmpəniː ˈlɪmətəd/
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Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Agriculture noun US /ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər/

a large-scale farming enterprise

From this reading “Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
authorized adjective US /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/

endowed with authority

From this reading “AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Canada noun US /ˈkænədə/

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading “Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gage noun US /ɡeɪdʒ/

street names for marijuana

From this reading “TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).”

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limited adjective US /ˈlɪmətəd/

small in range or scope

From this reading “TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).”

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Ontario noun US /ɑːnˈterioʊ/

the smallest of the Great Lakes

From this reading “The Ontario Readers.”

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schools noun US /skuːlz/

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading “AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.”

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toronto noun US /tərˈɑːntoʊ/

the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)

From this reading “TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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.

eight hundred adjective + noun

In this reading “Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.”

4,412 times in 426,211 chapters
PUBLIC SCHOOLS noun + noun counted as “public school”

a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board

In this reading “AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.”

2,608 times in 426,211 chapters
Act of verb + particle

In this reading “Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.”

28,018 times in 426,211 chapters

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accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ActverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AgriculturenounUS /ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər/

a large-scale farming enterprise

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

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AUTHORIZEDadjectiveUS /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/

endowed with authority

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COMPANYnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EDUCATIONnounUS /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eighty-fiveadjective

being five more than eighty

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EnteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GAGEnounUS /ɡeɪdʒ/

street names for marijuana

From this reading TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LIMITEDadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/

small in range or scope

From this reading TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).

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LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MINISTERnounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OfficenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OntarionounUS /ɑːnˈterioʊ/

the smallest of the Great Lakes

From this reading The Ontario Readers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PUBLICnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
READERnounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading THIRD READER.

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ReadersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The Ontario Readers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SCHOOLSnounUS /skuːlz/

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Ontario Readers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THIRDnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading THIRD READER.

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thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TORONTOnounUS /tərˈɑːntoʊ/

the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)

From this reading TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
USEnounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading TORONTO: THE W. J. GAGE COMPANY (LIMITED).

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the Minister of Education for Ontario, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 1 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader by Ontario. Department of Education holds 352 sentences, grouped into 71 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader contain?

Chapter 1 holds 352 sentences of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader by Ontario. Department of Education exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 352 sentences, grouped into 71 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.

How do I study chapter 1 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader?

Work through the 71 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 71 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Yes. All 3205 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51707 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #51707, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 267 minutes of reading across 641 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Ontario Readers: Third Reader

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Ontario Readers: Third Reader, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Ontario
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Readers
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Third
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Reader
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.