Chapter 1 of An Alphabet of Quadrupeds is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of An Alphabet of Quadrupeds is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Frost's Juvenile Series. QUADRUPEDS. APPEARANCE AND HABITS. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.
Chapter 1 of An Alphabet of Quadrupeds is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “APPEARANCE AND HABITS.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “APPEARANCE AND HABITS.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.”
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading “Frost's Juvenile Series.”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Frost's Juvenile Series.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading APPEARANCE AND HABITS.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading APPEARANCE AND HABITS.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frost's Juvenile Series.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading APPEARANCE AND HABITS.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading Frost's Juvenile Series.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUADRUPEDS.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Frost's Juvenile Series.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
Chapter 1 of An Alphabet of Quadrupeds by Anonymous holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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 304 sentences of An Alphabet of Quadrupeds, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of An Alphabet of Quadrupeds by Anonymous exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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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