Chapter 9 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's too bad," said another. "They are sure to die down there." "Some cat will get them," said a third. On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln. They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
Chapter 9 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading “On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “"That's too bad," said another.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “"Some cat will get them," said a third.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"They are sure to die down there."”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “"Some cat will get them," said a third.”
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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deserving regret
In this reading “"That's too bad," said another.”
suffer from a disease that kills shoots
In this reading “"They are sure to die down there."”
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 "Some cat will get them," said a third.
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "That's too bad," said another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are sure to die down there."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "That's too bad," said another.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Some cat will get them," said a third.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "They are sure to die down there."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "They are sure to die down there."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Some cat will get them," said a third.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's too bad," said another.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some cat will get them," said a third.
in the near future
From this reading On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "They are sure to die down there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's too bad," said another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Some cat will get them," said a third.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "They are sure to die down there."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are sure to die down there."
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "Some cat will get them," said a third.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They are sure to die down there."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "That's too bad," said another.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading They looked behind, but a turn of the road hid him from sight.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On they went, but soon they missed Abraham Lincoln.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Some cat will get them," said a third.
Chapter 9 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller by Fanny E. (Fanny Eliza) Coe holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 9 holds 411 sentences of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Book of Stories for the Story-Teller by Fanny E. (Fanny Eliza) Coe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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