Chapter 1 of A little maid is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A little maid is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC. AMY LE FEUVRE. Odd Made Even. 3s. 6d.
Chapter 1 of A little maid is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.”
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.”
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.”
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.”
possessive form of “teddy” — plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading 3s.
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From this reading 6d.
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From this reading AMY LE FEUVRE.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
divisible by two
From this reading Odd Made Even.
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From this reading AMY LE FEUVRE.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading AMY LE FEUVRE.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Odd Made Even.
not divisible by two
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 3s.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
possessive form of “teddy” — plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PROBABLE SONS," "TEDDY'S BUTTON," "ODD," "JILL'S RED BAG," ETC, ETC.
Chapter 1 of A little maid by Amy Le Feuvre holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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 316 sentences of A little maid, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A little maid by Amy Le Feuvre exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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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