Chapter 1 of The Curly-Haired Hen is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Curly-Haired Hen is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do. You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm. You remember. The weather is so bad and we can't go out. Go on, Grandfather, please."
Chapter 1 of The Curly-Haired Hen is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “The weather is so bad and we can't go out.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Go on, Grandfather, please."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember.”
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 “"Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The weather is so bad and we can't go out.”
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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 "Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on, Grandfather, please."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Go on, Grandfather, please."
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
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 "Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.
express in words
From this reading "Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh Grandfather, tell us a story, do.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather is so bad and we can't go out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know, the one you began the other evening about Mother Etienne's big farm.
Chapter 1 of The Curly-Haired Hen by A. (Auguste) Vimar holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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 52 sentences of The Curly-Haired Hen, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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