Chapter 1 of Poor Blossom: The Story of a Horse is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Poor Blossom: The Story of a Horse is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POOR BLOSSOM. POOR BLOSSOM; The Story of a Horse. “NEDDY AND ME;” “ONLY A LADYBIRD,” ETC., ETC. Geo. Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
Chapter 1 of Poor Blossom: The Story of a Horse is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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produce or yield flowers
From this reading “POOR BLOSSOM.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “POOR BLOSSOM; The Story of a Horse.”
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
From this reading ““NEDDY AND ME;” “ONLY A LADYBIRD,” ETC., ETC.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.”
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.”
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From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading POOR BLOSSOM; The Story of a Horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “NEDDY AND ME;” “ONLY A LADYBIRD,” ETC., ETC.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading POOR BLOSSOM.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NEDDY AND ME;” “ONLY A LADYBIRD,” ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
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From this reading Geo.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading POOR BLOSSOM; The Story of a Horse.
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
From this reading “NEDDY AND ME;” “ONLY A LADYBIRD,” ETC., ETC.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “NEDDY AND ME;” “ONLY A LADYBIRD,” ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NEDDY AND ME;” “ONLY A LADYBIRD,” ETC., ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POOR BLOSSOM; The Story of a Horse.
and nothing more
From this reading “NEDDY AND ME;” “ONLY A LADYBIRD,” ETC., ETC.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR BLOSSOM.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
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 POOR BLOSSOM; The Story of a Horse.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POOR BLOSSOM; The Story of a Horse.
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading Watson & Co., Printers, 28, Charles Street, Farringdon Road, E.C.
Chapter 1 of Poor Blossom: The Story of a Horse by Edith Carrington holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 94 sentences of Poor Blossom: The Story of a Horse, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Poor Blossom: The Story of a Horse by Edith Carrington exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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