Chapter 1 of Grandmother Puss is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Grandmother Puss is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Or The Grateful Mouse. McLoughlin Brothers. New-York. THE GRATEFUL MOUSE. I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
Chapter 1 of Grandmother Puss is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “McLoughlin Brothers.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Or The Grateful Mouse.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “Or The Grateful Mouse.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
(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 I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading McLoughlin Brothers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Or The Grateful Mouse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McLoughlin Brothers.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Or The Grateful Mouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New-York.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or The Grateful Mouse.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
express in words
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or The Grateful Mouse.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
which person or people
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish that all the little boys and girls who read this story could _see_ Grandmother Puss; but as they cannot, I will tell you something about her.
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Chapter 1 holds 65 sentences of Grandmother Puss, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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