Chapter 1 of A flower book is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A flower book is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE. By E. V. LUCAS. (_Seventh Thousand._) 2.
Chapter 1 of A flower book is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading “THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
resembling a garbage dump
From this reading “London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
let have
From this reading “London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading “By E. V. LUCAS.”
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading “London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “_Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
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From this reading (_Seventh Thousand._) 2.
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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
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From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By E. V. LUCAS.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
resembling a garbage dump
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading By E. V. LUCAS.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
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From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
let have
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
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From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading By E. V. LUCAS.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading (_Seventh Thousand._) 2.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading (_Seventh Thousand._) 2.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading By E. V. LUCAS.
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 London: GRANT RICHARDS, 9 Henrietta Street, W.C. THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
Chapter 1 of A flower book by Eden Coybee holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 130 sentences of A flower book, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A flower book by Eden Coybee exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 130 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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