Chapter 1 of New Bed-Time Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of New Bed-Time Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected. A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.] BED-TIME STORIES. AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.” _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Chapter 1 of New Bed-Time Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.”
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading “A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
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.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BED-TIME STORIES.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
without speaking
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.”
a male human offspring
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
plural of “story” — 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 BED-TIME STORIES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading A few minor typographical errors have been silently corrected.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A page number in the Contents was corrected from 77 to 79.]
in the company of; together with
From this reading _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS._ ALFRED MUDGE & SON, INC., PRINTERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BED-TIME STORIES,” “MORE BED-TIME STORIES,” “SOME WOMEN’S HEARTS,” AND “POEMS.”
Chapter 1 of New Bed-Time Stories by Louise Chandler Moulton holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 451 sentences of New Bed-Time Stories, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of New Bed-Time Stories by Louise Chandler Moulton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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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