Chapter 12 of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTERRUPTION. One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo. Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old. Lucy was six or seven. She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
Chapter 12 of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long chair; for reclining
From this reading “She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “INTERRUPTION.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.”
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.”
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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In this reading “Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.”
In this reading “She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.”
In this reading “Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
a long chair; for reclining
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
being one more than seven
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
the act of departing
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
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From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading INTERRUPTION.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
according to the clock
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Lucy was six or seven.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Lucy was six or seven.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading She was going to spend the evening at her uncle’s, and Royal, her brother, was to come for her in the chaise about half-past eight o’clock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One afternoon, Lucy went to see her cousin Rollo.
a late time of life
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Rollo was younger than Lucy, being then about four or five years old.
Chapter 12 of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books by Jacob Abbott holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 12 holds 157 sentences of Cousin Lucy at Study By the Author of the Rollo Books, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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