Chapter 1 of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. Ten Christmas Stories. AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC. _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.
Chapter 1 of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.”
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “_WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.”
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 “Ten Christmas Stories.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten Christmas Stories.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.
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 Ten Christmas Stories.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten Christmas Stories.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN," ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. DARLEY_.
Chapter 1 of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day by Edward Everett Hale holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 93 sentences of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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