Chapter 3 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her. Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_). 'T was ever thus! Show your grease-pot, and you'll go with it! THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
Chapter 3 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of grasping
From this reading “[_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.”
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading “Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_).”
plural of “jump” — a sudden and decisive increase
From this reading “[_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.”
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading “THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “[_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.”
in an unfortunate way
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
the act of grasping
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_).
a female human offspring
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_).
to come or go into
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
at any time
From this reading 'T was ever thus!
a young female
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Show your grease-pot, and you'll go with it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_).
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Show your grease-pot, and you'll go with it!
plural of “jump” — a sudden and decisive increase
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
and nothing more
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_).
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_).
the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Show your grease-pot, and you'll go with it!
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Mother Mouse crosses and looks into the empty grease-pot._] MOTHER MOUSE (_sighing sadly_).
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading 'T was ever thus!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading 'T was ever thus!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'T was ever thus!
which person or people
From this reading THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF SCENE I TIME: _the day before Christmas_.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_Enter_ MOTHER MOUSE _just as the Cat clutches her daughter and jumps out of the window with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Show your grease-pot, and you'll go with it!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Show your grease-pot, and you'll go with it!
Chapter 3 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form by Augusta Stevenson holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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