Chapter 5 of Stories and Story-telling is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Stories and Story-telling is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster. “I’ve come a-wooing. May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?” “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster. “Where is Mother Hen?”
Chapter 5 of Stories and Story-telling is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading ““Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?””
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading ““Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.”
adult female chicken
From this reading ““Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.”
look furtively
From this reading “May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?””
adult male chicken
From this reading ““Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ““Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading ““Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.”
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 ““Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.”
In this reading “May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?””
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From this reading “I’ve come a-wooing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I’ve come a-wooing.
a female human offspring
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
adult female chicken
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve come a-wooing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Mother Hen?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
look furtively
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
adult male chicken
From this reading “Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ask Mother Hen, Brother Bantam, Sister Cluck, and fair Peep herself; and then we’ll see,” said Father Rooster.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Mother Hen?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Many thanks, young sir,” said Father Rooster.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May I have your fair daughter Peep for my bride?”
Chapter 5 of Stories and Story-telling by Angela M. (Angela Mary) Keyes holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 452 sentences of Stories and Story-telling, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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