Chapter 4 of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE IS ROYAL? Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap. “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.” “Why, what do you study now?” asked her father. “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
Chapter 4 of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading ““Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.””
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “WHERE IS ROYAL?”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading ““Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.””
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading ““Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.””
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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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
In this reading “Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading ““Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.””
In this reading ““Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.””
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why, what do you study now?” asked her father.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why, what do you study now?” asked her father.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE IS ROYAL?
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
and nothing more
From this reading “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading WHERE IS ROYAL?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lucy came one evening and climbed up into her father’s lap.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE IS ROYAL?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, what do you study now?” asked her father.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Only reading and spelling at school, and arithmetic at home with Royal.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Father,” said she, “I wish you would let me study something besides what I study now.”
Chapter 4 of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books by Jacob Abbott holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 4 holds 153 sentences of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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