Chapter 1 of Baron Bruno is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Baron Bruno is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And other Fairy Stories. LOUISA MORGAN. _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1875. Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
Chapter 1 of Baron Bruno is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.”
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “And other Fairy Stories.”
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading “Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “LOUISA MORGAN.”
first in rank or degree
From this reading “Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.”
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a story about fairies; told to amuse children
In this reading “And other Fairy Stories.”
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From this reading 1875.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And other Fairy Stories.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading And other Fairy Stories.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading LOUISA MORGAN.
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From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading LOUISA MORGAN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And other Fairy Stories.
first in rank or degree
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
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From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
plural of “story” — 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 And other Fairy Stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Baron Bruno was the Prime Minister of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Rumpel Stiltzein.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. CALDECOTT._ London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
Chapter 1 of Baron Bruno by Louisa Morgan holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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