Chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company. Said his sister's angel to the leader: "Is my brother come?" And he said, "Thy mother!" A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
Chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 18/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 86–90
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Said his sister's angel to the leader:”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.”
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading “Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “Said his sister's angel to the leader:”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.”
past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again
From this reading “A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Said his sister's angel to the leader:”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
anew
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
for the reason that
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Is my brother come?"
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Is my brother come?"
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is my brother come?"
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader:
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And he said, "Thy mother!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Is my brother come?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader:
cut with a saw
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader:
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again at night he saw the star, and all that former company.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And he said, "Thy mother!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the star, because the mother was reunited to her two children.
Chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 1 holds 393 sentences of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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