Chapter 1 of A Troublesome Flock is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Troublesome Flock is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO PLAYS EXCHANGED. A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts. Seven males, five females. Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult. Plays a full evening.
Chapter 1 of A Troublesome Flock is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “amazon” — a large strong and aggressive woman
From this reading “A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.”
plural of “costume” — the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading “Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult.”
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading “A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.”
plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
From this reading “Seven males, five females.”
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading “A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.”
plural of “male” — an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading “Seven males, five females.”
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading “Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult.”
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading “A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.”
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In this reading “A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.”
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From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
plural of “amazon” — a large strong and aggressive woman
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
plural of “costume” — the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Plays a full evening.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
From this reading Seven males, five females.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Seven males, five females.
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Plays a full evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
plural of “male” — an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading Seven males, five females.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult.
not any; not one
From this reading NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven males, five females.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading A Troublesome Flock Price, 25 cents =THE AMAZONS= Farce in Three Acts.
Chapter 1 of A Troublesome Flock by Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Frances) Guptill holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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 457 sentences of A Troublesome Flock, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A Troublesome Flock by Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Frances) Guptill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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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