Chapter 13 of Our Little Porto Rican Cousin is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Our Little Porto Rican Cousin is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW BABY. NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited. She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night. "A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores. "Oh!
Chapter 13 of Our Little Porto Rican Cousin is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 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 “THE NEW BABY.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “"A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.”
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.”
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading “She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.”
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.
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In this reading “She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.”
In this reading “NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.”
a younger sister
In this reading “She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.”
In this reading “"A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.”
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 She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading THE NEW BABY.
brought into existence
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.
a special loved one
From this reading "A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.
dearly loved
From this reading "A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A baby! a dear, darling little baby in the house!" cries Dolores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
immediately past
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW BABY.
information about recent and important events
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW BABY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
precisely as stated
From this reading NOVEMBER comes, and early one morning Juana enters the children's rooms very much excited.
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wakes them with the news that a little sister was born to them last night.
Chapter 13 of Our Little Porto Rican Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 47 sentences, grouped into 10 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 13 holds 47 sentences of Our Little Porto Rican Cousin, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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