Chapter 1 of Dick Lionheart is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dick Lionheart is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY ROWLES JARVIS. WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS. S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO., LTD. OLD BAILEY. "There, take that, and be off with you!
Chapter 1 of Dick Lionheart is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading “OLD BAILEY.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY ROWLES JARVIS.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"There, take that, and be off with you!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “OLD BAILEY.”
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading “S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO., LTD.”
carry out
From this reading “"There, take that, and be off with you!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There, take that, and be off with you!
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading OLD BAILEY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There, take that, and be off with you!
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO., LTD.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY ROWLES JARVIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO., LTD.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY ROWLES JARVIS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "There, take that, and be off with you!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD BAILEY.
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO., LTD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY ROWLES JARVIS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO., LTD.
carry out
From this reading "There, take that, and be off with you!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There, take that, and be off with you!
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, take that, and be off with you!
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO., LTD.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There, take that, and be off with you!
Chapter 1 of Dick Lionheart by Mary Rowles Jarvis holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 87 sentences of Dick Lionheart, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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