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How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas
How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas by W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) Murray holds 682 sentences, grouped into 137 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.

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Chapter 1 holds 682 sentences of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas, unabridged, divided into 137 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas by W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) Murray exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 682 sentences, grouped into 137 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #38279, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 56 minutes of reading across 137 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas

Words and structures a reader meets early in How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Wolfe
A word that appears in the opening chapter of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fiske
A word that appears in the opening chapter of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Washington
A word that appears in the opening chapter of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Street
A word that appears in the opening chapter of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Context Illustration Reading 1/137 · 5 lines
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DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.
364 AND 365 WASHINGTON STREET.
BY DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.
HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.
A cabin.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of How John Norton the Trapper Kept His Christmas is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/137 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.
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364 AND 365 WASHINGTON STREET.
Line 3
BY DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.
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HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.
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A cabin.
All words in this reading · 20

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

364

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From this reading 364 AND 365 WASHINGTON STREET.

365

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From this reading 364 AND 365 WASHINGTON STREET.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A cabin.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading 364 AND 365 WASHINGTON STREET.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.

cabin

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From this reading A cabin.

CHRISTMAS

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From this reading HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.

CO

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From this reading DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.

DE

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From this reading DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.

FISKE

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From this reading DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.

HOW

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From this reading HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.

JOHN

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From this reading HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.

KEPT

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From this reading HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.

NORTON

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From this reading HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.

STREET

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From this reading 364 AND 365 WASHINGTON STREET.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS.

TRAPPER

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WASHINGTON

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From this reading 364 AND 365 WASHINGTON STREET.

WOLFE

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From this reading DE WOLFE, FISKE & CO.