Chapter 1 of A Apple Pie and Other Nursery Tales is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Apple Pie and Other Nursery Tales is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OTHER NURSERY TALES. OTHER NURSERY TALES. LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS. _CONTENTS._ A APPLE PIE. THE CATS' TEA PARTY.
Chapter 1 of A Apple Pie and Other Nursery Tales is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “_CONTENTS._ A APPLE PIE.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “THE CATS' TEA PARTY.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “OTHER NURSERY TALES.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “_CONTENTS._ A APPLE PIE.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “OTHER NURSERY TALES.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “THE CATS' TEA PARTY.”
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 _CONTENTS._ A APPLE PIE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS.
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading _CONTENTS._ A APPLE PIE.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading THE CATS' TEA PARTY.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading _CONTENTS._ A APPLE PIE.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading OTHER NURSERY TALES.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OTHER NURSERY TALES.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE CATS' TEA PARTY.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading _CONTENTS._ A APPLE PIE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS.
plural of “tale” — 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 OTHER NURSERY TALES.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading THE CATS' TEA PARTY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATS' TEA PARTY.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS.
Chapter 1 of A Apple Pie and Other Nursery Tales by Unknown holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 164 sentences of A Apple Pie and Other Nursery Tales, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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