Chapter 11 of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DICTIONARY. One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing. Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book. Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper. “O mother!
Chapter 11 of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book.”
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading “THE DICTIONARY.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.”
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 “Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.”
a government report; bound in white
In this reading “Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.”
In this reading “One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book.
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book.
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading THE DICTIONARY.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
set up or found
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O mother!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
in the near future
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DICTIONARY.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lucy was sitting upon a cricket, looking over a book.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
in or at the place that
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
a Caucasian
From this reading Presently she found, between the leaves of the book, a small piece of white paper.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading One evening, Lucy was playing in the parlor where her mother was at work sewing.
Chapter 11 of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books by Jacob Abbott holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 11 holds 130 sentences of Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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