Chapter 15 of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball? Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce. What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady? One faces the powder and the other powders the face. Why does an engine resemble a young lady?
Chapter 15 of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading “Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “Why does an engine resemble a young lady?”
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading “What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?”
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
From this reading “Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “One faces the powder and the other powders the face.”
plural of “powder” — a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “One faces the powder and the other powders the face.”
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading “Why does an engine resemble a young lady?”
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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a young female
In this reading “What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?”
In this reading “Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.”
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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 Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why does an engine resemble a young lady?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?
for the reason that
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?
spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why does an engine resemble a young lady?
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Why does an engine resemble a young lady?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading One faces the powder and the other powders the face.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading One faces the powder and the other powders the face.
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
From this reading Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One faces the powder and the other powders the face.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One faces the powder and the other powders the face.
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading One faces the powder and the other powders the face.
plural of “powder” — a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading One faces the powder and the other powders the face.
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Why does an engine resemble a young lady?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?
precisely as stated
From this reading Because she is very empty and has a deal of bounce.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why is a flirt like a hollow India-rubber ball?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading What is the difference between a soldier and a fashionable young lady?
Chapter 15 of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole holds 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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 15 holds 361 sentences of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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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