Chapter 1 of The Brown Mouse is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Brown Mouse is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc. PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo. The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
Chapter 1 of The Brown Mouse is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
From this reading “Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.”
plural of “manufacturer” — a business engaged in manufacturing some product
From this reading “BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
wrongly understood
From this reading “The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.”
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading “A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.”
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 A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
react verbally
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
a borough of New York City
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
plural of “manufacturer” — a business engaged in manufacturing some product
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
wrongly understood
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
express or signify by nodding
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
transport commercially
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of Aladdin & Company, The Broken Lance On Board the Good Ship Earth, Etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nod was false, or the emperor misunderstood--and Waterloo was lost.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading A Farm-hand nodded in answer to a question asked him by Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 223 sentences of The Brown Mouse, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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