Chapter 1 of Healthful Sports for Boys is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Healthful Sports for Boys is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEVER TRICKS Vanishing feats. Curious illusions. Various deceptive amusements. SLEIGHT-OF-HAND Balancing. Juggling.
Chapter 1 of Healthful Sports for Boys is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “Various deceptive amusements.”
getting two things to correspond
From this reading “SLEIGHT-OF-HAND Balancing.”
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
From this reading “Various deceptive amusements.”
plural of “feat” — a notable achievement
From this reading “CLEVER TRICKS Vanishing feats.”
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “Curious illusions.”
the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
From this reading “Juggling.”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “CLEVER TRICKS Vanishing feats.”
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading “CLEVER TRICKS Vanishing feats.”
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plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Various deceptive amusements.
getting two things to correspond
From this reading SLEIGHT-OF-HAND Balancing.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading CLEVER TRICKS Vanishing feats.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Curious illusions.
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
From this reading Various deceptive amusements.
plural of “feat” — a notable achievement
From this reading CLEVER TRICKS Vanishing feats.
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading Curious illusions.
the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
From this reading Juggling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SLEIGHT-OF-HAND Balancing.
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading CLEVER TRICKS Vanishing feats.
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading CLEVER TRICKS Vanishing feats.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Various deceptive amusements.
Chapter 1 of Healthful Sports for Boys by A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) Calhoun holds 17 sentences, grouped into 4 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 17 sentences of Healthful Sports for Boys, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
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