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THE CHILDREN OF CUPA. THE CHILDREN OF CUPA. BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_. 1905. The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
Chapter 1 of The Children of Cupa is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
From this reading “BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.”
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?”
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From this reading 1905.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
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From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF CUPA.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF CUPA.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
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From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
coins made of gold
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
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From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF CUPA.
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From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
carry out
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF CUPA.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
precisely as stated
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
in or at the place that
From this reading The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well?
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading BY MARY E. MANNIX, _Author of "As True as Gold," "Pancha and Panchito," etc._ NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO: BENZIGER BROTHERS, _Printers to the Holy Apostolic See_.
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