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Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books
Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jacob Abbott • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE GYPSY PARTY.
One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.
“There comes a boy with a letter,” said Royal.
“I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”
The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.
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Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE GYPSY PARTY.
/ðə ˈdʒɪpsi ˈpɑːrti/
Line 2
One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.
/wʌn ˈwenzdi ˈiːvnɪŋ ɪn ˈsʌmər ˈrɔɪəl ənd ˈluːsi wɜːr ˈsɪtɪŋ ɑːn ðə frʌnt dɔːr steps ˈiːtɪŋ bred ənd mɪlk wɪtʃ ðer ˈmʌðər hæd ˈɡɪvən ðem fɔːr ˈsʌpər wen ðeɪ sɔː ə bɔɪ ˈkʌmɪŋ əˈlɔːŋ ðə roʊd wɪð ə ˈlɪtəl ˈletər ɪn hɪz hænd/
Line 3
“There comes a boy with a letter,” said Royal.
/ðer kʌmz ə bɔɪ wɪð ə ˈletər sed ˈrɔɪəl/
Line 4
“I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”
/aɪ ˈwʌndər ˈweðər hiː ɪz ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː brɪŋ ɪt hiːr fɔːr maɪ ˈfɑːðər/
Line 5
The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.
/ðə bɔɪ wɔːkt əˈlɔːŋ ənd wen hiː riːtʃt ðə frʌnt ɡeɪt hiː ˈoʊpənd ɪt keɪm ʌp ənd ˈhændəd ðə noʊt tuː ˈrɔɪəl/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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bread noun US /bred/

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eating noun US /ˈiːtɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gypsy noun US /ˈdʒɪpsi/

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading “THE GYPSY PARTY.”

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handed adjective US /ˈhændəd/

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading “The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Lucy noun US /ˈluːsi/

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
milk noun US /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Royal adjective US /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Wednesday noun US /ˈwenzdi/

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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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front door noun + noun

exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building

In this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

13,813 times in 426,211 chapters
eating bread noun + noun

In this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

256 times in 426,211 chapters
along the road preposition + article + noun counted as “along … road”

In this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

8,233 times in 426,211 chapters
front gate noun + noun

In this reading “The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.”

1,110 times in 426,211 chapters
came up verb + adjective counted as “come up”

bring forth, usually something desirable

In this reading “The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.”

80,012 times in 426,211 chapters
for supper preposition + noun

In this reading “One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.”

6,081 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 64

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breadnounUS /bred/

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading “There comes a boy with a letter,” said Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GYPSYnounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading THE GYPSY PARTY.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
milknounUS /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PARTYnounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading THE GYPSY PARTY.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “There comes a boy with a letter,” said Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GYPSY PARTY.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There comes a boy with a letter,” said Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading The boy walked along, and, when he reached the front gate, he opened it, came up, and handed the note to Royal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading One Wednesday evening, in summer, Royal and Lucy were sitting on the front door steps, eating bread and milk, which their mother had given them for supper, when they saw a boy coming along the road, with a little letter in his hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “I wonder whether he is going to bring it here for my father.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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Each of the 38 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.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 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.

Questions about reading Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books

Common questions about reading Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books by Jacob Abbott on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books?

Yes. All 1993 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #67689 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #67689, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books take to read?

About 166 minutes of reading across 399 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books section by section

How to work through Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 11 chapters of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books

Words and structures a reader meets early in Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rollo
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Books
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Clark
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.