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Nanny Merry: or, What Made the Difference?
Nanny Merry: or, What Made the Difference?

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Nanny Merry: or, What Made the Difference? is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.
A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
"When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nanny Merry: or, What Made the Difference?

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Nanny Merry: or, What Made the Difference? is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.
Line 2
A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
Line 3
And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
/ənd ðer ʃiː ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈdɔːrweɪ wɪð hɜːr ˈbaɪbəl ɪn hɜːr læp/
Line 4
She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
Line 5
"When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Bible noun US /ˈbaɪbəl/

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading “And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Burt noun US /bɜːrt/

English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)

From this reading “A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doorway noun US /ˈdɔːrweɪ/

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading “And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
introduced verb US /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading “IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lap verb US /læp/

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading “And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likes noun US /laɪks/

plural of “like” — a similar kind

From this reading “She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
troubles noun US /ˈtrʌbəlz/

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading “"When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
worried adjective US /ˈwɜːrid/

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading “"When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

broad stone adjective + noun

In this reading “A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.”

374 times in 426,212 chapters
in the doorway preposition + article + noun counted as “in … doorway”

In this reading “And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.”

11,597 times in 426,212 chapters
any trouble adjective + noun

In this reading “"When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"”

4,575 times in 426,212 chapters
little brown adjective + noun

In this reading “A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.”

2,935 times in 426,212 chapters
frame of verb + particle

In this reading “A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.”

8,702 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 75

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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 "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BiblenounUS /ˈbaɪbəl/

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BurtnounUS /bɜːrt/

English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
can't

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

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

Pending verification
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doorwaynounUS /ˈdɔːrweɪ/

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
elm-tree

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

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Pending verification
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
frameverbUS /freɪm/

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Grannienoun

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
harmnounUS /hɑːrm/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
INTRODUCEDverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lapverbUS /læp/

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lattice-work

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

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Pending verification
likesnounUS /laɪks/

plural of “like” — a similar kind

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NANNIE

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

From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stepnounUS /step/

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
troublesnounUS /ˈtrʌbəlz/

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 1 of Nanny Merry: or, What Made the Difference? by Anonymous holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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Nannie
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Little
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