Chapter I
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A BUTTERFLY CHASE. P. J. STAHL. LORENZ FRÖLICH. NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO. GRAND STREET.
A Butterfly Chase
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Butterfly Chase is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A
BUTTERFLY
CHASE.
P.
J.
STAHL.
LORENZ
FRÖLICH.
NEW
YORK:
D.
APPLETON &
CO.
GRAND
STREET.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
A Butterfly Chase
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Butterfly Chase is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
A
BUTTERFLY
CHASE.
/ə ˈbʌtərflaɪ tʃeɪs/
Line 2
P.
J.
STAHL.
Line 3
LORENZ
FRÖLICH.
Line 4
NEW
YORK:
D.
APPLETON &
CO.
/nuː jɔːrk diː ˈæpəltən koʊ/
Line 5
GRAND
STREET.
/ɡrænd striːt/
Learner Dictionary
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appleton
noun
US /ˈæpəltən/
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading “NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.”
butterfly
verb
US /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading “A BUTTERFLY CHASE.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “A BUTTERFLY CHASE.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “GRAND STREET.”
lorenz
noun
US /lərˈents/
Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989)
From this reading “LORENZ FRÖLICH.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “GRAND STREET.”
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 “NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.”
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All words in this reading · 15
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BUTTERFLY CHASE.
APPLETONnounUS /ˈæpəltən/
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.
BUTTERFLYverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading A BUTTERFLY CHASE.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading A BUTTERFLY CHASE.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.
FRÖLICH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORENZ FRÖLICH.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading GRAND STREET.
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 P. J. STAHL.
LORENZnounUS /lərˈents/
Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989)
From this reading LORENZ FRÖLICH.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. J. STAHL.
STAHL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading P. J. STAHL.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading GRAND STREET.
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 NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.
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Vocabulary met early in A Butterfly Chase
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Butterfly Chase, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Butterfly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Butterfly Chase; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chase
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- Stahl
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- Lorenz
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