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The Ontario Readers: Third Reader

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”
You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”
Then did the little maid reply, Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”
You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”
Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.
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The Ontario Readers: Third Reader

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”
/tuː ʌv ʌs ɪn ðə ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd laɪ maɪ ˈsɪstər ənd maɪ ˈbrʌðər ənd ɪn ðə ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd ˈkɑːtədʒ aɪ dwel nɪr ðem wɪð maɪ ˈmʌðər/
Line 2
You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”
Line 3
Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”
/ðen dɪd ðə ˈlɪtəl meɪd rɪˈplaɪ ˈsevən bɔɪz ənd ɡɜːrlz ɑːr wiː tuː ʌv ʌs ɪn ðə ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd laɪ bɪˈniːθ ðə ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd triː/
Line 4
You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”
/juː rʌn əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈlɪtəl meɪd jɔːr lɪmz ðeɪ ɑːr əˈlaɪv ɪf tuː ɑːr ɪn ðə ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd leɪd ðen juː ɑːr ˈoʊnli faɪv/
Line 5
Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.
/ðer ɡreɪvz ɑːr ɡriːn ðeɪ meɪ biː siːn ðə ˈlɪtəl meɪd rɪˈplaɪd twelv steps ɔːr mɔːr frʌm maɪ ˈmʌðərz dɔːr ənd ðeɪ ɑːr saɪd baɪ saɪd/

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churchyard noun US /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/

the yard associated with a church

From this reading ““Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.””

cottage noun US /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading ““Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.””

dwell verb US /dwel/

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading ““Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.””

graves noun US /ɡreɪvz/

English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)

From this reading ““Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.”

limbs noun US /lɪmz/

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading ““You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.””

maid noun US /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading ““You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.””

mother's noun US /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

Twelve noun US /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading ““Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.”

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.

little maid adjective + noun

In this reading “Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.””

Sweet maid adjective + noun

In this reading ““You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.””

in the churchyard preposition + article + noun counted as “in … churchyard”

In this reading ““Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.””

Dwell near verb + particle

In this reading ““Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.””

by side preposition + noun

In this reading ““Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.”

run about verb + particle

In this reading ““You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.””

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/

the yard associated with a church

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

Conway

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

DwellverbUS /dwel/

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

gravesnounUS /ɡreɪvz/

English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

lieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

limbsnounUS /lɪmz/

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

maidnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

SweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

treenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

TwelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading “Their graves are green, they may be seen,” The little maid replied, “Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door, And they are side by side.

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Then did the little maid reply, “Seven boys and girls are we; Two of us in the churchyard lie, Beneath the churchyard tree.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.”

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You say that two at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea, Yet you are seven!--I pray you tell, Sweet maid, how this may be.”

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You run about, my little maid, Your limbs they are alive; If two are in the churchyard laid, Then you are only five.”

Chapter 3 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader by Ontario. Department of Education holds 349 sentences, grouped into 70 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.

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