Chapter 1 of Little Wanderers is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Little Wanderers is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained. Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text. AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC. BOSTON, U.S.A. Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
Chapter 1 of Little Wanderers is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading “The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.”
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading “The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading “The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.”
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading “Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.”
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading “Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.”
give extra weight to (a communication)
From this reading “Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.”
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 “Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON, U.S.A.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BOSTON, U.S.A.
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.
the words of something written
From this reading Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The few inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” “BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading BOSTON, U.S.A.
give extra weight to (a communication)
From this reading Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Underscore characters are used to surround _italic_ text.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide.
Chapter 1 of Little Wanderers by Margaret Warner Morley holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Little Wanderers, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Little Wanderers by Margaret Warner Morley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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