Chapter 5 of Our Little Cuban Cousin is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Our Little Cuban Cousin is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUGAR. BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off. How high the sugar-canes stood! The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs. The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
Chapter 5 of Our Little Cuban Cousin is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading “The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.”
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.”
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.”
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “SUGAR.”
of the highest quality
From this reading “The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.”
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In this reading “BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.”
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.”
In this reading “The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
divisible by two
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading How high the sugar-canes stood!
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From this reading How high the sugar-canes stood!
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
above and across; more than
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The long, narrow leaves hung down much like our own Indian corn.
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading How high the sugar-canes stood!
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading SUGAR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How high the sugar-canes stood!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
of the highest quality
From this reading The children could not see over the tops, even from their ponies' backs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading BY this time the ponies had been brought up, and the young riders started off.
Chapter 5 of Our Little Cuban Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
Chapter 5 holds 81 sentences of Our Little Cuban Cousin, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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