English for Navodaya Vidyalaya Students

A thing of beauty is a joy forever ə   θɪŋ   ɒv   ˈbjuːti   ɪz   ə   ʤɔɪ   fəˈrɛvə   Its loveliness increases, it will never ɪts   ˈlʌvlɪnɪs   ˈɪnkriːsɪz ,  ɪt   wɪl   ˈnɛvə   Pass into nothingness; but will keep pɑːs   ˈɪntuː   ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs ;  bʌt   wɪl   kiːp   A bower quiet for us, and a sleep ə   ˈbaʊə   ˈkwaɪət   fɔː r  ʌs ,  ænd   ə   sliːp   Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.  fʊl   ɒv   swiːt   driːmz ,  ænd   hɛlθ ,  ænd   ˈkwaɪət   ˈbriːðɪŋ .  Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing ˈðeəfɔː ,  ɒn   ˈɛvri   ˈmɒrəʊ ,  ɑː   wiː   ˈriːðɪŋ   A flowery band to bind us to the earth, ə   ˈflaʊəri   bænd   tuː   baɪnd   ʌs   tuː   ði   ɜːθ ,  Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth spaɪ...

In the evenings and for Saturday naps ɪn   ði   ˈiːvnɪŋz   ænd   fɔː   ˈsætədeɪ   næps   like today’s, Jack told his daughter Jo a laɪk   təˈdeɪz ,  ʤæk   təʊld   hɪz   ˈdɔːtə   ʤəʊ   eɪ   story out of his head. This custom, ˈstɔːri   aʊt   ɒv   hɪz   hɛd .  ðɪs   ˈkʌstəm ,  begun when she was two, was itself now bɪˈgʌn   wɛn   ʃiː   wɒz   tuː ,  wɒz   ɪtˈsɛlf   naʊ   nearly two years old, and his head felt ˈnɪəli   tuː   jɪəz   əʊld ,  ænd   hɪz   hɛd   fɛlt   empty. Each new story was a slight ˈɛmpti .  iːʧ   njuː   ˈstɔːri   wɒz   ə   slaɪt   variation of a basic tale: a small Who is Jo?  ˌveərɪˈeɪʃən   ɒv   ə   ˈbeɪsɪk   teɪl :  ə   smɔːl   huː   ɪz   ʤəʊ ?  How creature, usually named Roger  ...