Chapter 1 of Haviland's Chum is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Haviland's Chum is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Haviland's Chum, by Bertram Mitford. ________________________________________________________________________ HAVILAND'S CHUM, BY BERTRAM MITFORD. CHAPTER ONE. THE NEW BOY. "Hi!
Chapter 1 of Haviland's Chum is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a youthful male person
From this reading “THE NEW BOY.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Haviland's Chum, by Bertram Mitford.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “THE NEW BOY.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
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From this reading Haviland's Chum, by Bertram Mitford.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE NEW BOY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Haviland's Chum, by Bertram Mitford.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Haviland's Chum, by Bertram Mitford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haviland's Chum, by Bertram Mitford.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hi!
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
From this reading Haviland's Chum, by Bertram Mitford.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW BOY.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW BOY.
Chapter 1 of Haviland's Chum by Bertram Mitford holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of Haviland's Chum, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Haviland's Chum by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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