Chapter 1 of Susanna and Sue is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Susanna and Sue is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS. _The Old Peabody Pew._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS. _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN. _Rose o' the River._ Illustrated by GEORGE WRIGHT. _The Affair at the Inn._ Illustrated by MARTIN JUSTICE.
Chapter 1 of Susanna and Sue is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading “_Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.”
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “_Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading “_The Old Peabody Pew._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.”
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading “_The Old Peabody Pew._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “_Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.”
plural of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “_Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.”
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “_Rose o' the River._ Illustrated by GEORGE WRIGHT.”
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.
In this reading “_Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.”
In this reading “_The Affair at the Inn._ Illustrated by MARTIN JUSTICE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading _The Affair at the Inn._ Illustrated by MARTIN JUSTICE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Affair at the Inn._ Illustrated by MARTIN JUSTICE.
United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _Rose o' the River._ Illustrated by GEORGE WRIGHT.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading _The Affair at the Inn._ Illustrated by MARTIN JUSTICE.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading _The Affair at the Inn._ Illustrated by MARTIN JUSTICE.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading _The Affair at the Inn._ Illustrated by MARTIN JUSTICE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Rose o' the River._ Illustrated by GEORGE WRIGHT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _The Old Peabody Pew._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading _The Old Peabody Pew._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading _The Old Peabody Pew._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading _Rose o' the River._ Illustrated by GEORGE WRIGHT.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading _Rose o' the River._ Illustrated by GEORGE WRIGHT.
plural of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Old Peabody Pew._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS.
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading _Rose o' the River._ Illustrated by GEORGE WRIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN.
Chapter 1 of Susanna and Sue by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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 494 sentences of Susanna and Sue, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Susanna and Sue by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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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