Chapter 1 of A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights. SECOND SERIES. IMPULSE AND PRINCIPLE, AND OTHER STORIES. BY MISS ABBOTT. THE PRIVATE PURSE, And other Stories.
Chapter 1 of A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an instinctive motive
From this reading “IMPULSE AND PRINCIPLE, AND OTHER STORIES.”
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading “MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.”
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading “IMPULSE AND PRINCIPLE, AND OTHER STORIES.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “THE PRIVATE PURSE, And other Stories.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “THE PRIVATE PURSE, And other Stories.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “SECOND SERIES.”
plural of “story” — 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 “MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.”
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In this reading “MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.”
In this reading “SECOND SERIES.”
In this reading “MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.”
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From this reading BY MISS ABBOTT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MISS ABBOTT.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.
an instinctive motive
From this reading IMPULSE AND PRINCIPLE, AND OTHER STORIES.
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading BY MISS ABBOTT.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading IMPULSE AND PRINCIPLE, AND OTHER STORIES.
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading IMPULSE AND PRINCIPLE, AND OTHER STORIES.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading THE PRIVATE PURSE, And other Stories.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading THE PRIVATE PURSE, And other Stories.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SECOND SERIES.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading SECOND SERIES.
plural of “story” — 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 MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIVATE PURSE, And other Stories.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights.
Chapter 1 of A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen 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 Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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