Chapter 3 of The Overall Boys in Switzerland is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Overall Boys in Switzerland is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I go down to the village to buy bread for mother. I live up here. That is our chalet up there by the brook. My name is Gretel." "Do you go down to the village to school, too?" asked Joe.
Chapter 3 of The Overall Boys in Switzerland is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 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.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “"I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “That is our chalet up there by the brook.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.”
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
From this reading “That is our chalet up there by the brook.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I live up here.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “My name is Gretel."”
an educational institution
From this reading “"Do you go down to the village to school, too?" asked Joe.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “"I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.”
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.
In this reading “"I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you go down to the village to school, too?" asked Joe.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading That is our chalet up there by the brook.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That is our chalet up there by the brook.
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
From this reading That is our chalet up there by the brook.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you go down to the village to school, too?" asked Joe.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name is Gretel."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I live up here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is our chalet up there by the brook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you go down to the village to school, too?" asked Joe.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I live up here.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Gretel."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Gretel."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That is our chalet up there by the brook.
an educational institution
From this reading "Do you go down to the village to school, too?" asked Joe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is our chalet up there by the brook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That is our chalet up there by the brook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Do you go down to the village to school, too?" asked Joe.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I live up here.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "I go down to the village to buy bread for mother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you go down to the village to school, too?" asked Joe.
Chapter 3 of The Overall Boys in Switzerland by Eulalie Osgood Grover holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 3 holds 386 sentences of The Overall Boys in Switzerland, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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