Chapter 1 of Bertie's Home is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Bertie's Home is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WOODLAWN SERIES. THE WAY TO BE HAPPY. BY MRS. MADELINE LESLIE. BOSTON: WOOLWORTH, AINSWORTH & COMPANY.
Chapter 1 of Bertie's Home is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON: WOOLWORTH, AINSWORTH & COMPANY.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “BOSTON: WOOLWORTH, AINSWORTH & COMPANY.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “BY MRS.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “THE WOODLAWN SERIES.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.”
United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)
From this reading “BOSTON: WOOLWORTH, AINSWORTH & COMPANY.”
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From this reading BOSTON: WOOLWORTH, AINSWORTH & COMPANY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: WOOLWORTH, AINSWORTH & COMPANY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading BOSTON: WOOLWORTH, AINSWORTH & COMPANY.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE.
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading THE WOODLAWN SERIES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOODLAWN SERIES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOODLAWN SERIES.
United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)
From this reading BOSTON: WOOLWORTH, AINSWORTH & COMPANY.
Chapter 1 of Bertie's Home by Madeline Leslie holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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 66 sentences of Bertie's Home, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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