Chapter 8 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station. Grandpa Grimes went to see them off. The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them. At the station Humpty Dumpty began to cry. He cried so hard that Mama said:
Chapter 8 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “At the station Humpty Dumpty began to cry.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.”
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “He cried so hard that Mama said:”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.”
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 “At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.”
In this reading “The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.”
In this reading “At the station Humpty Dumpty began to cry.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At the station Humpty Dumpty began to cry.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He cried so hard that Mama said:
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading At the station Humpty Dumpty began to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the station Humpty Dumpty began to cry.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
a social unit living together
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He cried so hard that Mama said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cried so hard that Mama said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the station Humpty Dumpty began to cry.
immediately past
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading He cried so hard that Mama said:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little Roly-Polys carried the bags Grandpa had brought them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He cried so hard that Mama said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He cried so hard that Mama said:
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He cried so hard that Mama said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Grandpa Grimes went to see them off.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading At last everything was ready and the whole family set out for the station.
Chapter 8 of The Roly-Poly book by Laura Rountree Smith holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 8 holds 89 sentences of The Roly-Poly book, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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