Chapter 1 of Life and Death of Harriett Frean is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Life and Death of Harriett Frean is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?” “I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.” “Pussycat, Pussycat, what did you there?” “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times. And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.
Chapter 1 of Life and Death of Harriett Frean is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading ““I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ““I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.””
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 ““I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.”
a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
From this reading ““Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?””
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading ““I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.””
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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 “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Pussycat, Pussycat, what did you there?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
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 “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
From this reading “Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Pussycat, Pussycat, what did you there?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And each time the Baby Harriett laughed.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ve been to London, to see the Queen.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I caught a little mouse under the chair,” Her mother said it three times.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Pussycat, Pussycat, what did you there?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?”
Chapter 1 of Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair holds 483 sentences, grouped into 97 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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