Chapter 1 of Mr. Rabbit's Wedding Hollow Tree Stories is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mr. Rabbit's Wedding Hollow Tree Stories is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated. 8vo. HOLLOW TREE SNOWED-IN BOOK Illustrated. 8vo. HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.
Chapter 1 of Mr. Rabbit's Wedding Hollow Tree Stories is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.”
someone who plays the harp
From this reading “HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.”
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From this reading 8vo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.
someone who plays the harp
From this reading HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOLLOW TREE SNOWED-IN BOOK Illustrated.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 8vo.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP WOODS BOOK Illustrated.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK MR.
Chapter 1 of Mr. Rabbit's Wedding Hollow Tree Stories by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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 473 sentences of Mr. Rabbit's Wedding Hollow Tree Stories, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Mr. Rabbit's Wedding Hollow Tree Stories by Albert Bigelow Paine exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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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About 39 minutes of reading across 95 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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