Chapter 5 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XLIII.--THE FAIRIES OF CALDON-LOW. _A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT. “And where have you been, my Mary. And where have you been from me?” “I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!”
Chapter 5 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““And where have you been, my Mary.”
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “XLIII.--THE FAIRIES OF CALDON-LOW.”
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading “_A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “_A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT.”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “_A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ““I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!””
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ““I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!””
the upper part of anything
From this reading ““I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!””
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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 _A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And where have you been, my Mary.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And where have you been, my Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XLIII.--THE FAIRIES OF CALDON-LOW.
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading XLIII.--THE FAIRIES OF CALDON-LOW.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And where have you been from me?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And where have you been, my Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!”
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading _A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading _A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And where have you been from me?”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading _A MIDSUMMER LEGEND._ MARY HOWITT.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And where have you been, my Mary.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XLIII.--THE FAIRIES OF CALDON-LOW.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XLIII.--THE FAIRIES OF CALDON-LOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “I’ve been to the top of the Caldon-Low, The Midsummer night to see!”
in or at the place that
From this reading “And where have you been, my Mary.
being three more than forty
From this reading XLIII.--THE FAIRIES OF CALDON-LOW.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And where have you been, my Mary.
Chapter 5 of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader by Ontario. Department of Education holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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 5 holds 362 sentences of The Ontario Readers: Third Reader, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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