Chapter 3 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part I is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part I is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What are little boys made of, made of? What are little boys made of?" _Nursery Rhyme_. When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once. Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
Chapter 3 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part I is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"What are little boys made of, made of?”
every person
From this reading “Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."”
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading “When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.”
a child's room for a baby
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
an educational institution
From this reading “When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are little boys made of, made of?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "What are little boys made of, made of?
every person
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "What are little boys made of, made of?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "What are little boys made of, made of?
a child's room for a baby
From this reading _Nursery Rhyme_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What are little boys made of, made of?
on one occasion
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading _Nursery Rhyme_.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
an educational institution
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are little boys made of, made of?
at the time that
From this reading When the school was opened, Jem and I were sent there at once.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Everybody said it was "time we were sent somewhere," and that "we were getting too wild for home."
Chapter 3 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part I by Juliana Horatia Ewing holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 244 sentences of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part I, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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