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The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen
The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.
Use the one that works best on your text reader.
In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.
There are no other significant differences.
The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.
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The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.
Line 2
Use the one that works best on your text reader.
/juːs ðə wʌn ðæt wɜːrks best ɑːn jɔːr tekst ˈriːdər/
Line 3
In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.
Line 4
There are no other significant differences.
/ðer ɑːr noʊ ˈʌðər səɡˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz/
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The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

ascii noun US /ˈæski/

(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers

From this reading “[This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.”

author's noun US /ˈɔːθərz/

possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading “In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.”

differences noun US /ˈdɪfərənsɪz/

plural of “difference” — the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading “There are no other significant differences.”

indentation noun US /ˌɪndenˈteɪʃən/

a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

From this reading “The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.”

Manufactured adjective US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/

produced in a large-scale industrial operation

Nineteenth adjective US /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading “The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.”

Printing noun US /ˈprɪntɪŋ/

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading “The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.”

punctuation noun US /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

From this reading “The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

LITTLE RED adjective + noun

In this reading “The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.”

on the hill preposition + article + noun counted as “on … hill”

In this reading “The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.”

little house adjective + noun

In this reading “The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.”

All words in this reading · 72

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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1

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

24

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

accentsnounUS /ˈæksents/

plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.

AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are no other significant differences.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

ASCIInounUS /ˈæski/

(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/

possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

breaksnounUS /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

differencesnounUS /ˈdɪfərənsɪz/

plural of “difference” — the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading There are no other significant differences.

e-text

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

formsnounUS /fɔːrmz/

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

HENnounUS /hen/

adult female chicken

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

indentationnounUS /ˌɪndenˈteɪʃən/

a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.

LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

ManufacturedadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/

produced in a large-scale industrial operation

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.

narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

NineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There are no other significant differences.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

OnceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There are no other significant differences.

paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/

one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

PrintingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

REDnounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

SARG

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

significantadjectiveUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

important in effect or meaning

From this reading There are no other significant differences.

StatesnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are no other significant differences.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

TONY

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading [This e-text comes in two forms: Latin-1 and ASCII.

unformatted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

UsenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The story is given twice: first with line breaks, punctuation and paragraph indentation as in the original, and then as an unformatted narrative.] With 24 Illustrations _by_ TONY SARG Nineteenth Printing _Manufactured in the United States of America_ AND THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time there was a hill, and on the hill there was a pretty little house.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.

worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading In the Latin-1 version, the author's name is written with French accents.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Use the one that works best on your text reader.

Chapter 1 of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen by Félicité Lefèvre holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen contain?

Chapter 1 holds 196 sentences of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen by Félicité Lefèvre exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

How do I study chapter 1 of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen

Common questions about reading The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen by Félicité Lefèvre on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen?

Yes. All 196 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29980 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #29980, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen take to read?

About 16 minutes of reading across 40 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen section by section

How to work through The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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