Juvenile Styles — Volume 4

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Juvenile Styles — Volume 4 is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mary Hoyer • Curated US English Learning Edition

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_Dedicated to those who Knit "Smartly...."_ Here are new worlds for you to conquer ... in a book that meets the needs of both beginner and expert in the art of knitting and crocheting.

Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

Your needles will experience new thrills.

You'll have lots of fun.

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Juvenile Styles — Volume 4

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Juvenile Styles — Volume 4 is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/107 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

_Dedicated to those who Knit "Smartly...."_ Here are new worlds for you to conquer ... in a book that meets the needs of both beginner and expert in the art of knitting and crocheting.

/ˈdedəkeɪtəd tuː ðoʊz huː nɪt ˈsmɑːrtli hiːr ɑːr nuː wɜːrldz fɔːr juː tuː ˈkɑːŋkər ɪn ə bʊk ðæt miːts ðə niːdz ʌv boʊθ bɪˈɡɪnər ənd ˈekspərt ɪn ðə ɑːrt ʌv ˈnɪtɪŋ ənd kroʊˈʃeɪɪŋ/

Line 2

Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

/hiːr ɑːr kəmˈpliːt ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz ðæt kæn biː ˈfɑːloʊd wɪð ðə ˈʌtmoʊst ˈkɑːnfədəns/

Line 3

Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

/ɪkˈsplɔːr ðɪs ˈtreʒəri ʌv ərˈɪdʒənəl dɪˈzaɪnz/

Line 4

Your needles will experience new thrills.

/jɔːr ˈniːdəlz wɪl ɪkˈspɪriəns nuː θrɪlz/

Line 5

You'll have lots of fun.

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beginner noun US /bɪˈɡɪnər/

someone new to a field or activity

From this reading “_Dedicated to those who Knit "Smartly...."_ Here are new worlds for you to conquer ... in a book that meets the needs of both beginner and expert in the art of knitting and crocheting.”

crocheting noun US /kroʊˈʃeɪɪŋ/

needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

Dedicated adjective US /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

Explore verb US /ɪkˈsplɔːr/

inquire into

From this reading “Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.”

Knit verb US /nɪt/

make (textiles) by knitting

Smartly adverb US /ˈsmɑːrtli/

in a clever manner

thrills noun US /θrɪlz/

plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force

From this reading “Your needles will experience new thrills.”

treasury noun US /ˈtreʒəri/

the funds of a government or institution or individual

From this reading “Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

ORIGINAL DESIGNS adjective + noun counted as “original design”

In this reading “Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.”

utmost confidence adjective + noun

In this reading “Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.”

new worlds adjective + noun counted as “new world”

the hemisphere that includes North America and South America

In this reading “_Dedicated to those who Knit "Smartly...."_ Here are new worlds for you to conquer ... in a book that meets the needs of both beginner and expert in the art of knitting and crocheting.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Dedicated to those who Knit "Smartly...."_ Here are new worlds for you to conquer ... in a book that meets the needs of both beginner and expert in the art of knitting and crocheting.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

beginnernounUS /bɪˈɡɪnər/

someone new to a field or activity

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

conquerverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkər/

bring under control by force or authority

crochetingnounUS /kroʊˈʃeɪɪŋ/

needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

DedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

DESIGNSnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnz/

plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Your needles will experience new thrills.

expertadjectiveUS /ˈekspərt/

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

ExploreverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːr/

inquire into

From this reading Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

funnounUS /fʌn/

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading You'll have lots of fun.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You'll have lots of fun.

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

KnitverbUS /nɪt/

make (textiles) by knitting

knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

lotsnounUS /lɑːts/

a large number or amount

From this reading You'll have lots of fun.

meetsnounUS /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/

plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer

From this reading Your needles will experience new thrills.

needsadverbUS /niːdz/

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

ORIGINALadjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

SmartlyadverbUS /ˈsmɑːrtli/

in a clever manner

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

thrillsnounUS /θrɪlz/

plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force

From this reading Your needles will experience new thrills.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

treasurynounUS /ˈtreʒəri/

the funds of a government or institution or individual

From this reading Explore this treasury of ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

utmostadjectiveUS /ˈʌtmoʊst/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Your needles will experience new thrills.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Here are complete instructions that can be followed with the utmost confidence.

worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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From this reading You'll have lots of fun.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your needles will experience new thrills.

Chapter 1 of Juvenile Styles — Volume 4 by Mary Hoyer holds 538 sentences, grouped into 108 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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