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.
"Dish the mutton, sir. If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!" "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck. "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy. It'll be long before I promise you such a thing again.
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 46/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 226–230
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give a benediction to
From this reading “If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"”
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “"Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.”
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “"Dish the mutton, sir.”
German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
From this reading “"You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.”
a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
From this reading “"Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.”
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading “"Dish the mutton, sir.”
a share of something
From this reading “"You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"”
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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 If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
anew
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
(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 "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It'll be long before I promise you such a thing again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It'll be long before I promise you such a thing again.
give a benediction to
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading "Dish the mutton, sir.
at any time
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
From this reading "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll be long before I promise you such a thing again.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It'll be long before I promise you such a thing again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading "Dish the mutton, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading It'll be long before I promise you such a thing again.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Dish the mutton, sir.
a share of something
From this reading "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
express a supposition
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dish the mutton, sir.
a special situation
From this reading It'll be long before I promise you such a thing again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If ever I catch you at such a trick again--bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!"
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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