Chapter 5 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake. He called out, “Great news! glorious news! Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!” Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit. The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
Chapter 5 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “He called out, “Great news! glorious news!”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.”
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.”
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 “Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.”
In this reading “He called out, “Great news! glorious news!”
In this reading “Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!””
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “He called out, “Great news! glorious news!”
In this reading “The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He called out, “Great news! glorious news!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading He called out, “Great news! glorious news!
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He called out, “Great news! glorious news!
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called out, “Great news! glorious news!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
be the source of pain
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
information about recent and important events
From this reading He called out, “Great news! glorious news!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He called out, “Great news! glorious news!
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Humpty Dumpty rolled out of bed, but he declared it did not hurt him a bit.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The twins dressed so fast that they forgot to brush their hair and had to run back up-stairs to do it.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning Grandpa Grimes was the first to wake.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your ma and your pa are coming home to-day!”
Chapter 5 of The Roly-Poly book by Laura Rountree Smith holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 215 sentences of The Roly-Poly book, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Roly-Poly book by Laura Rountree Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
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