Mousey

Chapter XV

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CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

"I don't know how I shall spend my half-crown, because there are so many things I should like to do with it, and I can't make up my mind which would be best," Mousey confided to Maria the day following her uncle's visit.

"I should like to give something towards the hospital.

Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

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Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Mousey is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR. HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money. "I don't know how I shall spend my half-crown, because there are so many things I should like to do with it, and I can't make up my mind which would be best," Mousey confided to Maria the day following her uncle's visit. "I should like to give something towards the hospital. Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

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Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Mousey is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

/kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ æn oʊld suːt ʌv kloʊðz ənd ə nuː wʌn ˈmɪstər/

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HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

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"I should like to give something towards the hospital.

/aɪ ʃʊd laɪk tuː ɡɪv ˈsʌmθɪŋ təˈwɔːrdz ðə ˈhɑːspɪtəl/

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Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

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advising verb US /ædˈvaɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “advise” — give advice to

From this reading “HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.”

confided verb US /kənˈfaɪdɪd/

past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading “"I don't know how I shall spend my half-crown, because there are so many things I should like to do with it, and I can't make up my mind which would be best," Mousey confided to Maria the day following her uncle's visit.”

curt adjective US /kɜːrt/

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

From this reading “HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.”

Dawson's noun US /ˈdɔːsənz/

possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

From this reading “HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.”

harding noun US /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/

29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)

From this reading “HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.”

Monday noun US /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.”

presents noun US /ˈprezənts/

plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading “HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.”

uncle's noun US /ˈʌŋkəlz/

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

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take care verb + noun

be careful, prudent, or watchful

In this reading “HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.”

many things adjective + noun

In this reading “"I don't know how I shall spend my half-crown, because there are so many things I should like to do with it, and I can't make up my mind which would be best," Mousey confided to Maria the day following her uncle's visit.”

sick children adjective + noun counted as “sick child”

In this reading “Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."”

make up verb + adjective

form or compose

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

advisingverbUS /ædˈvaɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “advise” — give advice to

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "I don't know how I shall spend my half-crown, because there are so many things I should like to do with it, and I can't make up my mind which would be best," Mousey confided to Maria the day following her uncle's visit.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

can't

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carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

CLOTHESnounUS /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

CONCERNINGverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/

past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially

curtadjectiveUS /kɜːrt/

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

Dawson'snounUS /ˈdɔːsənz/

possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

don't

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fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "I should like to give something towards the hospital.

half-crown

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HARDINGnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/

29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

hospitalnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading "I should like to give something towards the hospital.

how

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

Mouseyadjective

infested with mice

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

Nellie

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From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/

plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "I should like to give something towards the hospital.

spendverbUS /spend/

use up a period of time in a specific way

SUITverbUS /suːt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading CONCERNING AN OLD SUIT OF CLOTHES AND A NEW ONE MR.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading "I should like to give something towards the hospital.

uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Mrs. Thomas says she will take Nellie and me to see the sick children one Saturday afternoon."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading HARDING made no remark when told of Mr. Dawson's presents to Mousey and John Monday beyond advising them, in a few curt words, to take care of their money.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

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