Chapter 6 of The Story in Primary Instruction is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Story in Primary Instruction is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out. So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep. Her sisters found this out. But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl. Suggestions.
Chapter 6 of The Story in Primary Instruction is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading “So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.”
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading “But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.”
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading “So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Her sisters found this out.”
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading “Suggestions.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.”
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.
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In this reading “So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.”
In this reading “So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.”
In this reading “It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
set up or found
From this reading Her sisters found this out.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sisters found this out.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Her sisters found this out.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading Suggestions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, instead of being sorry for her, they laughed at her and called her Cinderella, the ash-girl.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her sisters found this out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was often cold there at night after the fire had gone out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So she would creep into the great fireplace and curl herself up into the warm ashes and sleep.
Chapter 6 of The Story in Primary Instruction by Samuel B. (Samuel Buell) Allison holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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