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The Cozy Lion: As Told by Queen Crosspatch
The Cozy Lion: As Told by Queen Crosspatch

Chapter I

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The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.
Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.
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The Cozy Lion: As Told by Queen Crosspatch

Chapter I

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.
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Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
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I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
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The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
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THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.

Learner Dictionary

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

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.”

MUST modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.”

SHALL modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.”

All words in this reading · 49

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1907

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

aloud

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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

begin

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From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.

behave

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From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.

Century

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From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.

children

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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

Co

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From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.

consider

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

Cozy

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

credit

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

fond

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

forget

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From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.

gave

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From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

grown-up

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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.

how

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From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

Lion

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.

New

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From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.

October

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

person

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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

Published

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

reads

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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

reformed

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From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.

Roar

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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

scolding

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From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.

SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.

story

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

taught

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From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

very

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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.

York

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From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.