Chapter 1 of We and Our Neighbors is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of We and Our Neighbors is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET. (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE. _Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations. J. B. FORD & COMPANY. "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
Chapter 1 of We and Our Neighbors is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading “(_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.”
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “"_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.”
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “"_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “"_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.”
something that follows something else
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading “(_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “_Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations.”
not in accord with or not following current fashion
From this reading “THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET.”
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.
In this reading “"_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.”
In this reading “"_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.”
your own wife
In this reading “"_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading J. B. FORD & COMPANY.
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
quick and energetic
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading _Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading J. B. FORD & COMPANY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading J. B. FORD & COMPANY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading _Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. B. FORD & COMPANY.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
something that follows something else
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading _Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading _Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations.
not in accord with or not following current fashion
From this reading THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET.
which person or people
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading (_Sequel to "My Wife and I."_) _A NOVEL._ BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "_'Who can have taken the Ferguses' house, sister?' said a brisk little old lady, peeping through the window blinds._" "_Come now, Puss, out with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and I," etc._ With Illustrations.
Chapter 1 of We and Our Neighbors by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of We and Our Neighbors, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of We and Our Neighbors by Harriet Beecher Stowe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 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.
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.
Common questions about reading We and Our Neighbors by Harriet Beecher Stowe on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6553 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48603 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #48603, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 546 minutes of reading across 1311 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through We and Our Neighbors section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 16 chapters of We and Our Neighbors to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in We and Our Neighbors, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
