Chapter 1 of Captain Horace is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Captain Horace is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE PRUDY'S STORIES. LITTLE PRUDY'S CAPTAIN HORACE. LITTLE PRUDY SERIES. CAPTAIN HORACE. SOPHIE MAY.
Chapter 1 of Captain Horace is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “LITTLE PRUDY'S CAPTAIN HORACE.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “LITTLE PRUDY'S CAPTAIN HORACE.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “LITTLE PRUDY'S STORIES.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “SOPHIE MAY.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “LITTLE PRUDY SERIES.”
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 “LITTLE PRUDY'S STORIES.”
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY'S CAPTAIN HORACE.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY'S CAPTAIN HORACE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY'S STORIES.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading SOPHIE MAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY SERIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY'S STORIES.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY SERIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOPHIE MAY.
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 LITTLE PRUDY'S STORIES.
Chapter 1 of Captain Horace by Sophie May holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 86 sentences of Captain Horace, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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