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.
No, it was certainly in the house. Upstairs, and downstairs. No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment. "Lala-lira-la." All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
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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comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading “No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Upstairs, and downstairs.”
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading “All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.”
German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
From this reading “All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.”
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.”
more quickly
From this reading “No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.”
on a floor above
From this reading “Upstairs, and downstairs.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upstairs, and downstairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading No, it was certainly in the house.
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
on a floor below
From this reading Upstairs, and downstairs.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
From this reading All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading No, it was certainly in the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No, it was certainly in the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, it was certainly in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lala-lira-la."
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
a particular point in time
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
not any; not one
From this reading No, it was certainly in the house.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
more quickly
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading All at once it struck Gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, it was certainly in the house.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
on a floor above
From this reading Upstairs, and downstairs.
precisely as stated
From this reading No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, it was certainly in the house.
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.
This page carries chapter 1 of Famous Stories Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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