Chapter 8 of The Pink Fairy Book: The Snow-Daughter is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Pink Fairy Book: The Snow-Daughter is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man. ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy. ‘But can you read?’ said the man. ‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy. The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
Chapter 8 of The Pink Fairy Book: The Snow-Daughter is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.”
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
without much difficulty
From this reading “‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
any person at all
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
a youthful male person
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But can you read?’ said the man.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘But can you read?’ said the man.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy.
remove the dust from
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man.
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading ‘But can you read?’ said the man.
without much difficulty
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading ‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading ‘No, I don’t know a single letter,’ said the boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The man then took him into his service, and all the work he had to do was to dust his master’s books.
an affirmative
From this reading ‘Oh, yes; just as readily you as anyone else,’ said the boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Will you serve me?’ asked the man.
Chapter 8 of The Pink Fairy Book: The Snow-Daughter by World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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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