Chapter 1 of Little Downy: The History of a Field-Mouse is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Little Downy: The History of a Field-Mouse is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FIELD MOUSE. Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE. A MORAL TALE. Embellished WITH TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS. LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
Chapter 1 of Little Downy: The History of a Field-Mouse is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.”
like down or as soft as down
From this reading “Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.”
past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading “Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.”
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading “Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “A MORAL TALE.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “A FIELD MOUSE.”
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading “LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.”
past form of “print” — put into print
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FIELD MOUSE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
like down or as soft as down
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A FIELD MOUSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading A MORAL TALE.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading A FIELD MOUSE.
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading LONDON: _Printed for_ A. K. NEWMAN and Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
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 A MORAL TALE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Embellished With _TWELVE COLORED ENGRAVINGS._ Little Downy; THE HISTORY A FIELD-MOUSE.
Chapter 1 of Little Downy: The History of a Field-Mouse by Catharine Parr Strickland Traill holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 192 sentences of Little Downy: The History of a Field-Mouse, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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