Chapter 1 of Buds and Blossoms is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Buds and Blossoms is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STORIES OF REAL CHILDREN. BY A LADY. LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY. 1832. LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.
Chapter 1 of Buds and Blossoms is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “STORIES OF REAL CHILDREN.”
a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
From this reading “LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.”
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 “STORIES OF REAL CHILDREN.”
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.”
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From this reading 1832.
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From this reading LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY A LADY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY A LADY.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading STORIES OF REAL CHILDREN.
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From this reading LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.
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From this reading LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.
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 LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading BY A LADY.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STORIES OF REAL CHILDREN.
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading STORIES OF REAL CHILDREN.
a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
From this reading LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.
a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON: J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.
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 STORIES OF REAL CHILDREN.
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.
Chapter 1 of Buds and Blossoms by active 19th century Lady holds 478 sentences, grouped into 96 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 478 sentences of Buds and Blossoms, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Buds and Blossoms by active 19th century Lady exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 478 sentences, grouped into 96 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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