Chapter I
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Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
A Captured Santa Claus
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Captured Santa Claus is here in full — 687 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Published,
October,
1902
Over
Evelyn
he
bent
silently .
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A Captured Santa Claus
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Captured Santa Claus is here in full — 687 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/137 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Published,
October,
1902
Over
Evelyn
he
bent
silently .
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Line 5
Learner Dictionary
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .”
October
noun
US /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .”
without speaking
From this reading “Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .”
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1902
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From this reading Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
Evelyn
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From this reading Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
above and across; more than
From this reading Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
without speaking
From this reading Published, October, 1902 Over Evelyn he bent silently .
Chapter 1 of A Captured Santa Claus by Thomas Nelson Page holds 687 sentences, grouped into 138 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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- Published
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- October
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- Evelyn
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- Silently
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