Chapter 4 of Yuletide entertainments is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Yuletide entertainments is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHILD. I don’t want to any more. MOTHER. And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children. Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
Chapter 4 of Yuletide entertainments is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
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In this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
In this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
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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 And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
(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 And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don’t want to any more.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
a young person of either sex
From this reading CHILD.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to any more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t want to any more.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I don’t want to any more.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER.
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want to any more.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don’t want to any more.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
Chapter 4 of Yuletide entertainments by Ellen M. (Ellen Melville) Willard holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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 4 holds 330 sentences of Yuletide entertainments, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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