Chapter 1 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://www.archive.org/details/budgetofchristma00dick A BUDGET OF CHRISTMAS TALES. By Charles Dickens and Others. Press and Bindery of Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia. Marley was dead, to begin with.
Chapter 1 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive.”
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive.”
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading “See http://www.archive.org/details/budgetofchristma00dick A BUDGET OF CHRISTMAS TALES.”
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading “By Charles Dickens and Others.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://www.archive.org/details/budgetofchristma00dick A BUDGET OF CHRISTMAS TALES.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive.”
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading “Marley was dead, to begin with.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “Press and Bindery of Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Charles Dickens and Others.
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
From this reading Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Marley was dead, to begin with.
a workshop where books are bound
From this reading Press and Bindery of Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/budgetofchristma00dick A BUDGET OF CHRISTMAS TALES.
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Charles Dickens and Others.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading By Charles Dickens and Others.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/budgetofchristma00dick A BUDGET OF CHRISTMAS TALES.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Press and Bindery of Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Marley was dead, to begin with.
true confidential information
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/budgetofchristma00dick A BUDGET OF CHRISTMAS TALES.
someone who is a detective
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a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading By Charles Dickens and Others.
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading Press and Bindery of Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/budgetofchristma00dick A BUDGET OF CHRISTMAS TALES.
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
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a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading Marley was dead, to begin with.
a brief written record
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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From this reading By Charles Dickens and Others.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Press and Bindery of Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Press and Bindery of Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading Press and Bindery of Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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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
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marley was dead, to begin with.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marley was dead, to begin with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marley was dead, to begin with.
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/budgetofchristma00dick A BUDGET OF CHRISTMAS TALES.
Chapter 1 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles by Charles [Contributor] Dickens holds 409 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.
Chapter 1 holds 409 sentences of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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