Chapter 1 of Fairy Book is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Fairy Book is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE PRUDY SERIES. FAIRY BOOK. SOPHIE MAY. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Chapter 1 of Fairy Book is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “LITTLE PRUDY SERIES.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.”
plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.”
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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading FAIRY BOOK.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading FAIRY BOOK.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY SERIES.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading SOPHIE MAY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY SERIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading LITTLE PRUDY SERIES.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOPHIE MAY.
plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, (SUCCESSORS TO PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.) 1866.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by LEE & SHEPARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Chapter 1 of Fairy Book by Sophie May holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of Fairy Book, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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