Chapter 10 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE (_interrupting_). The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have. EMPEROR (_indignantly_). Fiddlesticks! THE LADIES (_bowing_).
Chapter 10 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.”
in an indignant manner
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
social deportment
From this reading “The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.”
possessive form of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading “RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE (_interrupting_).”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading THE LADIES (_bowing_).
a youthful male person
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fiddlesticks!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
in an indignant manner
From this reading EMPEROR (_indignantly_).
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
From this reading RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE (_interrupting_).
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADIES (_bowing_).
social deportment
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
possessive form of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE (_interrupting_).
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
possessing material wealth
From this reading RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE (_interrupting_).
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE (_interrupting_).
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Emperor wants a boy with proud manners such as our boys have.
Chapter 10 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form by Augusta Stevenson holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 405 sentences of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form by Augusta Stevenson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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