Chapter 1 of A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// A Humorous Story. BRUCE W. MUNRO. Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture. TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
Chapter 1 of A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large-scale farming enterprise
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading “TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “BRUCE W. MUNRO.”
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading “TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “A Humorous Story.”
British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
From this reading “BRUCE W. MUNRO.”
in a respectful manner
From this reading “TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.”
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.
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In this reading “Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”
In this reading “A Humorous Story.”
In this reading “TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.”
In this reading “TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.”
In this reading “Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.”
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 A Humorous Story.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
a large-scale farming enterprise
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
a youthful male person
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading BRUCE W. MUNRO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
being one more than seven
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
being seven more than eighty
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https://
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading A Humorous Story.
ten 10s
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
used to form the superlative
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
From this reading BRUCE W. MUNRO.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
approval to do something
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
in a respectful manner
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
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 A Humorous Story.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading BRUCE W. MUNRO.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT, THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA, THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.
Chapter 1 of A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story by Bruce Weston Munro holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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