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Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sara Cone Bryant • Curated US English Learning Edition

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SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

And I can hear.

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How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Sara Cone Bryant

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Chapter III

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness. It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room. I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls. But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls. And I can hear.

How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

Line 2

It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

Line 3

I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

Line 4

But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

Line 5

And I can hear.

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a

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against

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always

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

am

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an

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

and

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

at

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

because

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

been

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

brushes

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But

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

by

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

can

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collection

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coloured

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

combs

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curls

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curtained

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

down

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dressing-table

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

face

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

folds

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

forgetfulness

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

girl

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

girl's

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

hand

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

has

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

head

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

hear

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From this reading And I can hear.

her

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

highly

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

I

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

in

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

irrevocably

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

is

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

It

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

little

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

looking

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

many

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

marble

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

marble-topped

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

more

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

my

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

never

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

OF

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

old-fashioned

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

on

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

one

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

or

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

own

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

past

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

patiently

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

picture

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

pink

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

pinker

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

plainly

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

quite

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

review

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

room

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

round

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

scenes

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

see

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

SELECTION

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

short

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

skirts

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

somehow

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

standing

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

STORIES

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

streaks

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

stubborn

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

sun

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

sunny

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From this reading It is the picture of a little girl, standing by an old-fashioned marble-topped dressing-table in a pink, sunny room.

table

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

TELL

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

the

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

There

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

though

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

TO

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

twisting

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From this reading I can never see the little girl's face, because, somehow, I am always looking down at her short skirts or twisting my head round against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls.

walls

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From this reading But I can see the brushes and combs on the marble table quite plainly, and the pinker streaks of sun on the pink walls.

which

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From this reading SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL There is one picture which I can always review, in my own collection of past scenes, though many a more highly coloured one has been irrevocably curtained by the folds of forgetfulness.

Chapter 3 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some by Sara Cone Bryant holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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