Chapter 3 of The Sunbonnet Babies in Italy is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Sunbonnet Babies in Italy is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father. "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome. We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago." "How tiny the people look 'way down there! And how high the great dome still is above us!" exclaimed May.
Chapter 3 of The Sunbonnet Babies in Italy is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “"We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “"We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.”
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “"We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."”
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “"Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.”
very small
From this reading “"How tiny the people look 'way down there!”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."”
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In this reading “"We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.”
In this reading “We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."”
In this reading “We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."”
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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 "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And how high the great dome still is above us!" exclaimed May.
in the past
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading And how high the great dome still is above us!" exclaimed May.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And how high the great dome still is above us!" exclaimed May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How tiny the people look 'way down there!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And how high the great dome still is above us!" exclaimed May.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
and nothing more
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "How tiny the people look 'way down there!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
not in physical motion
From this reading And how high the great dome still is above us!" exclaimed May.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "How tiny the people look 'way down there!
very small
From this reading "How tiny the people look 'way down there!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "How tiny the people look 'way down there!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have climbed as far as the base of the great dome.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, here is a resting place for us," said her father.
in or at the place that
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
during the time that
From this reading We can walk around the gallery now and look down into the church where we stood only a little while ago."
Chapter 3 of The Sunbonnet Babies in Italy by Eulalie Osgood Grover holds 503 sentences, grouped into 101 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 3 holds 503 sentences of The Sunbonnet Babies in Italy, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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