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Chapter 1 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ILLUSTRATED. Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY. Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES. Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES. Six Volumes.
Chapter 1 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “crusade” — a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading “Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.”
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.”
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 “Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.”
for each
From this reading “Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Six Volumes.”
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.
In this reading “Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.”
In this reading “Six Volumes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
a youthful male person
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
plural of “crusade” — a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
occupying an entire page in a book or paper
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
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 Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.
for each
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
used especially of mail; paid in advance
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six Volumes.
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 Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
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 Fifty full-page Illustrations from GUSTAVE DORE _Net_ 1.35 LARRY (THE $2000 PRIZE STORY) _Net_ 1.00 THE KATHIE STORIES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Illustrated _Net_ $1.25 HEROES OF THE CRUSADES.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Price per volume, Net $1.00; Postpaid $1.10 ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOY.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Six Volumes.
Chapter 1 of Kathie's Soldiers by Amanda M. Douglas holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 244 sentences of Kathie's Soldiers, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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