Chapter 3 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KLINKER. Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy. SCHWILLIE. Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner. Dot makes him happy.
Chapter 3 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “Dot makes him happy.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.”
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading “Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.”
a particular situation
From this reading “Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.”
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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 Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
a very small circular shape
From this reading Dot makes him happy.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Dot makes him happy.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dot makes him happy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
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From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
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From this reading KLINKER.
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From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Dot makes him happy.
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
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From this reading SCHWILLIE.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
a particular situation
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Und we put a leedle bit of hay in our shoes for his good old horsie, Sleipner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading Und we set out our leedle wooden shoes und old Saint Nicholas fills 'em with candy.
Chapter 3 of The White Christmas and other Merry by Walter Ben Hare holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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