Chapter 1 of How to Amuse Yourself and Others is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of How to Amuse Yourself and Others is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The American Girl’s Handy Book. _NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth. Price, $2.00. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR. How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.
Chapter 1 of How to Amuse Yourself and Others is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “_NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth.”
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “_NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
easy to reach
From this reading “The American Girl’s Handy Book.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale
In this reading “_NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth.”
In this reading “WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.”
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From this reading _NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Price, $2.00.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The American Girl’s Handy Book.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The American Girl’s Handy Book.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth.
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The American Girl’s Handy Book.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.
easy to reach
From this reading The American Girl’s Handy Book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price, $2.00.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The American Girl’s Handy Book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _NEW EDITION._ 1 Vol. Cloth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading How to Amuse Yourself and Others THE AMERICAN GIRLS HANDY BOOK.
Chapter 1 of How to Amuse Yourself and Others by Lina Beard holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 85 sentences of How to Amuse Yourself and Others, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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