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Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.
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Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.
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Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.
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Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.
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136.
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Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.
/bʊks ðʌs wɪl kɑːz ðə flæɡ ʌv piːs θruː ɜːrθ tuː biː ənˈfɜːrld prəˈduːs ðə ˈpɑːrləmənt ʌv mæn ənd ˈfedəreɪt ðə wɜːrld/
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137.
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Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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brotherhood noun US /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

From this reading “Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.”

clan noun US /klæn/

group of people related by blood or marriage

From this reading “Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.”

federate verb US /ˈfedəreɪt/

enter into a league for a common purpose

From this reading “Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.”

flag noun US /flæɡ/

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading “Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.”

joys noun US /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading “Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.”

parliament noun US /ˈpɑːrləmənt/

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading “Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.”

unfurled verb US /ənˈfɜːrld/

past form of “unfurl” — unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state

From this reading “Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.”

unity noun US /ˈjuːnəti/

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

From this reading “Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.”

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136

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From this reading 136.

137

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From this reading 137.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

bookless

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From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

BooksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

brotherhoodnounUS /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

clannounUS /klæn/

group of people related by blood or marriage

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

fearsnounUS /fɪrz/

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

federateverbUS /ˈfedəreɪt/

enter into a league for a common purpose

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

flagnounUS /flæɡ/

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

griefs

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From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

hopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

parliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

ProduceverbUS /prəˈduːs/

bring forth or yield

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

racenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

unfurledverbUS /ənˈfɜːrld/

past form of “unfurl” — unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

unitynounUS /ˈjuːnəti/

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

From this reading Books show the joys, griefs, hopes and fears, Of every race and clan; Books show, by unity of thought, The brotherhood of man.

vastadjectiveUS /væst/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading Books give the reader vast delight, The bookless never know; Books give him pleasure, day and night, Wherever he may go.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Books thus will cause the flag of peace Through earth to be unfurled-- Produce "the parliament of man," And federate the world.

Chapter 21 of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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.

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Chapter 21 holds 333 sentences of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.

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