Chapter 4 of The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
William Brighty Rands. _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through? Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe. What can nestlings do In the nightly dew? Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
Chapter 4 of The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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again but in a new or different way
From this reading “Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.”
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.”
a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
From this reading “Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.”
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
From this reading “Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.”
plural of “nestling” — young bird not yet fledged
From this reading “What can nestlings do In the nightly dew?”
happening every night
From this reading “What can nestlings do In the nightly dew?”
plural of “rand” — the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “William Brighty Rands.”
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading “Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.”
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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 Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
again but in a new or different way
From this reading Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William Brighty Rands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading What can nestlings do In the nightly dew?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
From this reading Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What can nestlings do In the nightly dew?
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.
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 Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
From this reading Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.
plural of “nestling” — young bird not yet fledged
From this reading What can nestlings do In the nightly dew?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
happening every night
From this reading What can nestlings do In the nightly dew?
plural of “rand” — the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading William Brighty Rands.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
up to a particular time
From this reading Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _A Chill_ What can lambkins do All the keen night through?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William Brighty Rands.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Sleep beneath their mother's wing Till day breaks anew.
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading Nestle by their woolly mother The careful ewe.
Chapter 4 of The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin holds 328 sentences, grouped into 66 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 4 holds 328 sentences of The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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