Chapter 1 of Humpty Dumpty's Little Son is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Humpty Dumpty's Little Son is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Dumpy Books for Children. CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH. 1. =The Flamp.= 2. =Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.
Chapter 1 of Humpty Dumpty's Little Son is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading “The Dumpy Books for Children.”
warding off
From this reading “=Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.”
resembling a garbage dump
From this reading “The Dumpy Books for Children.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “=Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.”
possessive form of “turner” — United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “=Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.”
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From this reading CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.
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From this reading =The Flamp.= 2.
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From this reading =Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.
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From this reading CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.
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From this reading The Dumpy Books for Children.
warding off
From this reading =Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The Dumpy Books for Children.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.
resembling a garbage dump
From this reading The Dumpy Books for Children.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.
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From this reading =The Flamp.= 2.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Dumpy Books for Children.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading =Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading CLOTH, ROYAL 32mo 1/- NET EACH.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading =Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dumpy Books for Children.
possessive form of “turner” — United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading =Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories.= 3.
Chapter 1 of Humpty Dumpty's Little Son by Helen Reid Cross 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 Humpty Dumpty's Little Son, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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