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Chapter I

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Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."
PROBABLE SONS.
HEATHER'S MISTRESS.
TEDDY'S BUTTON.
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Chats with children

Chapter I

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.
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Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."
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PROBABLE SONS.
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HEATHER'S MISTRESS.
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TEDDY'S BUTTON.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.”

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."”

All words in this reading · 38

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always

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.

Bishop

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

British

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

BUTTON

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From this reading TEDDY'S BUTTON.

Chaplain-General

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

cover

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domain

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eBook

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Evangelical

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

FEUVRE'S

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

granted

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HEATHER'S

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From this reading HEATHER'S MISTRESS.

included

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INSPIRING

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

introduction

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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LE

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

Miss

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

MISTRESS

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From this reading HEATHER'S MISTRESS.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

New

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

original

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PROBABLE

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From this reading PROBABLE SONS.

public

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said

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

Smith

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

SONS

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From this reading PROBABLE SONS.

Taylor

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From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

TEDDY'S

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From this reading TEDDY'S BUTTON.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bishop Taylor Smith, the Evangelical British Chaplain-General, said: "Miss LE FEUVRE'S books need no introduction, they are always INSPIRING."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.