Chapter 1 of All About the Three Little Pigs is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of All About the Three Little Pigs is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY. _Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT." By Beatrix Potter. Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish. "ALL ABOUT THE THREE BEARS."
Chapter 1 of All About the Three Little Pigs is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “"ALL ABOUT THE THREE BEARS."”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading “Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish.”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.”
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading “Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish.”
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading “All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.”
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading “By Beatrix Potter.”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “_Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “_Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."”
In this reading “All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
(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 All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading "ALL ABOUT THE THREE BEARS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Beatrix Potter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Beatrix Potter.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading _Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish.
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish.
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
for each
From this reading _Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading _Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading Pictured by Dick Hartley and L. Kirby-Parrish.
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading By Beatrix Potter.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading _Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading _Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _Price per volume, 35 Cents_ "ALL ABOUT PETER RABBIT."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading All About The Three Little Pigs NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY.
Chapter 1 of All About the Three Little Pigs by Anonymous holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 1 holds 70 sentences of All About the Three Little Pigs, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of All About the Three Little Pigs by Anonymous exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 70 sentences, grouped into 14 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 14 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 14 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading All About the Three Little Pigs by Anonymous on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 70 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32504 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #32504, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 14 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through All About the Three Little Pigs section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 1 chapters of All About the Three Little Pigs to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in All About the Three Little Pigs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
