Chapter 1 of Literature for Children is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Literature for Children is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Set up and electrotyped. Published June, 1914. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. THIS book is about books of literature. Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
Chapter 1 of Literature for Children is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “Published June, 1914.”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “THIS book is about books of literature.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published June, 1914.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
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 “Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.”
set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Published June, 1914.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THIS book is about books of literature.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THIS book is about books of literature.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading THIS book is about books of literature.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THIS book is about books of literature.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Published June, 1914.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading THIS book is about books of literature.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THIS book is about books of literature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published June, 1914.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Its excuse for being at all is in the over-reading of books that are not literature.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THIS book is about books of literature.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Chapter 1 of Literature for Children by Orton Lowe holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 112 sentences of Literature for Children, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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