Chapter 1 of Buds and Flowers of Childish Life is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Buds and Flowers of Childish Life is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHILDISH LIFE. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH. LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL. NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET. LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.
Chapter 1 of Buds and Flowers of Childish Life is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.”
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “CHILDISH LIFE.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.”
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.”
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From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading CHILDISH LIFE.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.
a narrow way or road
From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading CHILDISH LIFE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading LONDON: LEIGHTON, BROTHERS, MILFORD LANE, STRAND.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY OSCAR PLETSCH.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
Chapter 1 of Buds and Flowers of Childish Life by Anonymous holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 113 sentences of Buds and Flowers of Childish Life, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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