Chapter 1 of Pleasing Stories for Good Children is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Pleasing Stories for Good Children is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOOD CHILDREN. WITH PICTURES. BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH. CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH. 150, Main-street.
Chapter 1 of Pleasing Stories for Good Children is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 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.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “GOOD CHILDREN.”
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “GOOD CHILDREN.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “WITH PICTURES.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.”
elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
From this reading “CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.”
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From this reading 150, Main-street.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading GOOD CHILDREN.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD CHILDREN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 150, Main-street.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading WITH PICTURES.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.
elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
From this reading CINCINNATI: TRUMAN AND SMITH.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH PICTURES.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading BY A FRIEND TO YOUTH.
Chapter 1 of Pleasing Stories for Good Children by Anonymous holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 104 sentences of Pleasing Stories for Good Children, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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