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 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.
"Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz. "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house." "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs." They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before. "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
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 42/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 206–210
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that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “"It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."”
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “"It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “"Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “"We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “"Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.”
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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 "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
anew
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
term of address for a man
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "It is a cold day to turn an old man out in, sir; look at my gray hairs."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Have the goodness to walk out again, then," said Schwartz.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Ay!" said Hans, "there are enough of them to keep you warm.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "We've quite enough water in our kitchen, without making it a drying-house."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They hung down to his shoulders, as I told you before.
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.
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