Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_. 2. Passages in bold are surrounded by =equals=. 3.
Old Farm Fairies
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Passages
in
italics
are
surrounded
by
_underscores_.
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Passages
in
bold
are
surrounded
by
=equals=.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Old Farm Fairies
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Old Farm Fairies is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/107 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Passages
in
italics
are
surrounded
by
_underscores_.
/ˈpæsədʒəz ɪn aɪˈtælɪks ɑːr sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
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Passages
in
bold
are
surrounded
by
=equals=.
/ˈpæsədʒəz ɪn boʊld ɑːr sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈiːkwəlz/
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Learner Dictionary
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fearless and daring
From this reading “Passages in bold are surrounded by =equals=.”
equals
noun
US /ˈiːkwəlz/
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Passages in bold are surrounded by =equals=.”
italics
noun
US /aɪˈtælɪks/
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
Passages
noun
US /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
underscores
noun
US /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 12
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
fearless and daring
From this reading Passages in bold are surrounded by =equals=.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
equalsnounUS /ˈiːkwəlz/
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Passages in bold are surrounded by =equals=.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
italicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
PassagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
confined on all sides
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
Chapter 1 of Old Farm Fairies by Henry C. (Henry Christopher) McCook holds 538 sentences, grouped into 108 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.
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Chapter 1 holds 538 sentences of Old Farm Fairies, unabridged, divided into 108 reading sections.
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How long does Old Farm Fairies take to read?
About 570 minutes of reading across 1369 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Old Farm Fairies
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- Passages
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- Italics
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- Surrounded
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- Underscores
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