Chapter 1 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAMBERS'S ELEMENTARY SCIENCE READERS. With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations. Book I. for Standard I. 140 pages. Price 9d.
Chapter 1 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.”
possessive form of “chambers” — English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading “CHAMBERS'S ELEMENTARY SCIENCE READERS.”
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading “CHAMBERS'S ELEMENTARY SCIENCE READERS.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “140 pages.”
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “CHAMBERS'S ELEMENTARY SCIENCE READERS.”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “Book I. for Standard I.”
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From this reading 140 pages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Price 9d.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Book I. for Standard I.
possessive form of “chambers” — English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading CHAMBERS'S ELEMENTARY SCIENCE READERS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading CHAMBERS'S ELEMENTARY SCIENCE READERS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Book I. for Standard I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Book I. for Standard I.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading 140 pages.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price 9d.
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading CHAMBERS'S ELEMENTARY SCIENCE READERS.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading CHAMBERS'S ELEMENTARY SCIENCE READERS.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading Book I. for Standard I.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Object Lessons and Attractive Illustrations.
Chapter 1 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I by Various holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 54 sentences of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 11 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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