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Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
_Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.
10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.
At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."
"Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"
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Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
/ˈdoʊvər ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz ɪŋk/
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_Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.
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10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.
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At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."
/æt læst sed ðə ˈwʊmən tuː hɜːr ˈdɔːtər ɡoʊ ˈɪntuː ðə ˈɡɑːrdən ənd draɪv aʊt ðə ˈræbət/
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"Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"

Learner Dictionary

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cabbages noun US /ˈkæbɪdʒɪz/

plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage

From this reading “10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.”

Catalog noun US /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/

a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

From this reading “_Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.”

Congress noun US /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/

the legislature of the United States government

From this reading “_Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.”

dover noun US /ˈdoʊvər/

the capital of the state of Delaware

From this reading “DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.”

inc noun US /ɪŋk/

a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

From this reading “DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.”

Manufactured adjective US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/

produced in a large-scale industrial operation

From this reading “_Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.”

publications noun US /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz/

plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading “DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.”

shoo verb US /ʃuː/

drive away by crying “shoo!”

From this reading “"Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"”

All words in this reading · 59

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10014

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From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

16327

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From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

180

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

64

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

atenounUS /eɪt/

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

cabbage-garden

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

cabbagesnounUS /ˈkæbɪdʒɪz/

plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

CardnounUS /kɑːrd/

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

CatalognounUS /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/

a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/

the legislature of the United States government

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"

DOVERnounUS /ˈdoʊvər/

the capital of the state of Delaware

From this reading DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading "Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

INCnounUS /ɪŋk/

a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

From this reading DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

LibrarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading "Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"

ManufacturedadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/

produced in a large-scale industrial operation

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

NumbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

PUBLICATIONSnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz/

plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

rabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

ShooverbUS /ʃuː/

drive away by crying “shoo!”

From this reading "Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little rabbit!"

StatesnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

THEREadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

Varick

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading 10014 THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages.

YnounUS /waɪ/

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-16327_ Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N. Y.

Chapter 1 of Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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Dover
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Publications
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Library
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Congress
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