Chapter 1 of Australian fairy tales is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Australian fairy tales is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALES. BY ATHA WESTBURY. ILLUSTRATED BY A. J. JOHNSON. Australia! Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
Chapter 1 of Australian fairy tales is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “Australia!”
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALES.”
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?”
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?”
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading “Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY A. J. JOHNSON.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY A. J. JOHNSON.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALES.”
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a story about fairies; told to amuse children
In this reading “AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALES.”
In this reading “Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?”
In this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY A. J. JOHNSON.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY A. J. JOHNSON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY ATHA WESTBURY.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Australia!
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALES.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY ATHA WESTBURY.
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALES.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY A. J. JOHNSON.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY A. J. JOHNSON.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY A. J. JOHNSON.
not any; not one
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
plural of “tale” — 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 AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALES.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY ATHA WESTBURY.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Hast thou no enchanted castles within thy vast domain?
Chapter 1 of Australian fairy tales by Atha Westbury holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 131 sentences of Australian fairy tales, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Australian fairy tales by Atha Westbury exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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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