Chapter 6 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home. He went home before the children had come down to breakfast. Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it. Go with us, Grandpa.” Papa Roly-Poly said, “Please go with us, Grandpa.”
Chapter 6 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.”
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Papa Roly-Poly said, “Please go with us, Grandpa.””
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Papa Roly-Poly said, “Please go with us, Grandpa.””
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 “Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.”
return home
In this reading “Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.”
have on one's mind, think about actively
In this reading “Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go with us, Grandpa.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Papa Roly-Poly said, “Please go with us, Grandpa.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Papa Roly-Poly said, “Please go with us, Grandpa.”
a rotund individual
From this reading Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Papa Roly-Poly said, “Please go with us, Grandpa.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mama Roly-Poly called out, “Do think about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went home before the children had come down to breakfast.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go with us, Grandpa.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Early next morning Grandpa Grimes went home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Go with us, Grandpa.”
Chapter 6 of The Roly-Poly book by Laura Rountree Smith holds 36 sentences, grouped into 8 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 6 holds 36 sentences of The Roly-Poly book, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Roly-Poly book by Laura Rountree Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 36 sentences, grouped into 8 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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