Chapter 1 of Everychild is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Everychild is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies. Time passes_. XX. A SONG IN A GARDEN XXI. AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC XXII. THE END OF A HUNDRED YEARS XXIII. THE AWAKENING XXIV. TIME PASSES
Chapter 1 of Everychild is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC XXII.”
the act of waking
From this reading “THE AWAKENING XXIV. TIME PASSES”
come together
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC XXII.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “THE AWAKENING XXIV. TIME PASSES”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “A SONG IN A GARDEN XXI.”
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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 A SONG IN A GARDEN XXI.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC XXII.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC XXII.
the act of waking
From this reading THE AWAKENING XXIV. TIME PASSES
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
come together
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC XXII.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF A HUNDRED YEARS XXIII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading A SONG IN A GARDEN XXI.
ten 10s
From this reading THE END OF A HUNDRED YEARS XXIII.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF A HUNDRED YEARS XXIII.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Time passes_.
the state of being asleep
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading A SONG IN A GARDEN XXI.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time passes_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
in or at the place that
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading ARGUMENT:--_Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading XX.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading A SONG IN A GARDEN XXI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC XXII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading THE END OF A HUNDRED YEARS XXIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading THE AWAKENING XXIV. TIME PASSES
a late time of life
From this reading THE END OF A HUNDRED YEARS XXIII.
Chapter 1 of Everychild by Louis Dodge holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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 7 sentences of Everychild, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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