Chapter 5 of Cousin Lucy's Conversations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Cousin Lucy's Conversations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?” “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly. Royal has got more than I.” Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped. She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
Chapter 5 of Cousin Lucy's Conversations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading ““I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?””
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading ““I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “Royal has got more than I.””
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.”
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 ““I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.”
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 “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Royal has got more than I.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
and nothing more
From this reading Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Royal has got more than I.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Royal has got more than I.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading “I have not got but a little; it is a dollar, or else a half a dollar; or a sixpence; I don’t know exactly.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Royal has got more than I.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Miss Anne merely said, “Has he?” and then the conversation dropped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had just taken her seat at her work table, and began to be busy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Miss Anne; “how much money have you got?”
Chapter 5 of Cousin Lucy's Conversations by Jacob Abbott holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 403 sentences of Cousin Lucy's Conversations, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Cousin Lucy's Conversations by Jacob Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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