Chapter 1 of Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1904. =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. THE WHY! SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
Chapter 1 of Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading “SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “=Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
past form of “dangle” — hang freely
From this reading “SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.”
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading “SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.”
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading “SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Published September, 1904.”
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From this reading Published September, 1904.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
past form of “dangle” — hang freely
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published September, 1904.
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Published September, 1904.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHY!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading SO I told them these stories--and others--to lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading =Norwood Press= J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE WHY!
Chapter 1 of Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 1 holds 383 sentences of Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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