Chapter 3 of There's Pippins and Cheese to Come is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of There's Pippins and Cheese to Come is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ah! At last! My grandfather is calling from the house. We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover. We apply ourselves.
Chapter 3 of There's Pippins and Cheese to Come is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “We apply ourselves.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “My grandfather is calling from the house.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “My grandfather is calling from the house.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We apply ourselves.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.”
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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 We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading We apply ourselves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading My grandfather is calling from the house.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My grandfather is calling from the house.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading My grandfather is calling from the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My grandfather is calling from the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My grandfather is calling from the house.
set down according to a plan
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
immediately past
From this reading At last!
take the midday meal
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My grandfather is calling from the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We apply ourselves.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My grandfather is calling from the house.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover.
Chapter 3 of There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks holds 415 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 3 holds 415 sentences of There's Pippins and Cheese to Come, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 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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