Chapter 6 of Our Little Cuban Cousin is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Our Little Cuban Cousin is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE QUARTERS. AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more. This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company. Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters. They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
Chapter 6 of Our Little Cuban Cousin is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.”
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “THE QUARTERS.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.”
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.
anew
In this reading “AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.”
In this reading “This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.”
In this reading “Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.”
In this reading “AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.”
find unexpectedly
In this reading “They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.”
In this reading “They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
divisible by two
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
on one occasion
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading THE QUARTERS.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Even before they started, they could hear the sound of drums and shouting and laughter coming from the quarters.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading AFTER a little rest in the garden, the children started out once more.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUARTERS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They did not have far to go before they came upon a crowd of black children.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This time they chose to walk, taking Lucia's big dog with them for company.
Chapter 6 of Our Little Cuban Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 6 holds 74 sentences of Our Little Cuban Cousin, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Our Little Cuban Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 74 sentences, grouped into 15 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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About 107 minutes of reading across 257 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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