Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLEY'S BALLOON VOYAGE. BY FRANK H. TAYLOR. "Bal-loon! balloon! Oh, Charley! where are you, Charley? There's a balloon a-comin'."
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “CHARLEY'S BALLOON VOYAGE.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “BY FRANK H. TAYLOR.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “BY FRANK H. TAYLOR.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “CHARLEY'S BALLOON VOYAGE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There's a balloon a-comin'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a balloon a-comin'."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, Charley! where are you, Charley?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bal-loon! balloon!
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading CHARLEY'S BALLOON VOYAGE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY FRANK H. TAYLOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Charley! where are you, Charley?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLEY'S BALLOON VOYAGE.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading BY FRANK H. TAYLOR.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BY FRANK H. TAYLOR.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Charley! where are you, Charley?
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading BY FRANK H. TAYLOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a balloon a-comin'."
an act of traveling by water
From this reading CHARLEY'S BALLOON VOYAGE.
in or at the place that
From this reading Oh, Charley! where are you, Charley?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Charley! where are you, Charley?
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 by Various holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 136 sentences of Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 136 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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