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Chapter 1 of Child's Story of the Bible is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEWOLFE, & FISKE Co. By DEWOLFE, FISKE & CO. PREFACE. To Mothers. I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
Chapter 1 of Child's Story of the Bible is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.”
highest in quality
From this reading “I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.”
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “To Mothers.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.”
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading “I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.”
the act of using
From this reading “I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.”
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By DEWOLFE, FISKE & CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading DEWOLFE, & FISKE Co.
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From this reading DEWOLFE, & FISKE Co.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEWOLFE, & FISKE Co.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
highest in quality
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading To Mothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Mothers.
the act of using
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the Home--that first and greatest of schools.
Chapter 1 of Child's Story of the Bible by Mary A. (Mary Artemisia) Lathbury holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 81 sentences of Child's Story of the Bible, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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