Chapter 1 of Little people is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Little people is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Dumpy Books for Children. XI. LITTLE PEOPLE. The Dumpy Books for Children. _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
Chapter 1 of Little people is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading “_Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “The Dumpy Books for Children.”
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
resembling a garbage dump
From this reading “The Dumpy Books for Children.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “LITTLE PEOPLE.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “LITTLE PEOPLE.”
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, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.”
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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The Dumpy Books for Children.
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, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
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, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
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From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Dumpy Books for Children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE PEOPLE.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading LITTLE PEOPLE.
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, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE.
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.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading XI.
Chapter 1 of Little people by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland holds 137 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 137 sentences of Little people, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Little people by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 137 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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