Chapter 1 of Not Fit for Children is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Not Fit for Children is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives? Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me. "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness. "They're coming! All the others are up already."
Chapter 1 of Not Fit for Children is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “"Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “"Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.”
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading “Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?”
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In this reading “Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.”
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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 Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the others are up already."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading All the others are up already."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the others are up already."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "They're coming!
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
the fourth or lowest deck
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
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From this reading All the others are up already."
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From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
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From this reading "They're coming!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
in the direction of
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
hard to endure
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
Chapter 1 of Not Fit for Children by Evelyn E. Smith holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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 332 sentences of Not Fit for Children, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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