Chapter 6 of The Wishing-Stone Stories is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Wishing-Stone Stories is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tommy got up and stretched. Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face. “Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time. I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before. I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
Chapter 6 of The Wishing-Stone Stories is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.”
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading “Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading ““Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading ““Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading ““Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “Tommy got up and stretched.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.”
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In this reading “Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Tommy got up and stretched.”
In this reading “Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.”
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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 Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tommy got up and stretched.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tommy got up and stretched.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
and nothing more
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
above and across; more than
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Tommy got up and stretched.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.
having intellectual depth
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Gee!” he exclaimed, “I’ve learned a pile this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy got up and stretched.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tommy got up and stretched.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he started for home, and there was a thoughtful look on his freckled face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess I won’t complain any more over what I have to do.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I didn’t know there was so much pleasure in just work before.
Chapter 6 of The Wishing-Stone Stories by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 466 sentences, grouped into 94 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 466 sentences of The Wishing-Stone Stories, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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