Chapter 1 of Five Minutes' Stories is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Five Minutes' Stories is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIVE MINUTES' STORIES. AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC. TWELFTH THOUSAND. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.
Chapter 1 of Five Minutes' Stories is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.”
a line of approach
From this reading “NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.”
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading “AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.”
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.”
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading “TWELFTH THOUSAND.”
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In this reading “FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.”
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.
a line of approach
From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
travel across or pass over
From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF CARROTS ETC.
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading FIVE MINUTES' STORIES.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading TWELFTH THOUSAND.
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading TWELFTH THOUSAND.
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 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C.
Chapter 1 of Five Minutes' Stories by Mrs. Molesworth holds 542 sentences, grouped into 109 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 542 sentences of Five Minutes' Stories, unabridged, divided into 109 reading sections.
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