Chapter 1 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross. His wonderful dream. What_ was _it all about? What the doctor said to him about the fairies. "Perhaps there is and perhaps there isn't." The fairies listen to a story. "To-night!" George hears the dream-music._
Chapter 1 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel across or pass over
From this reading “=DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “=DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.”
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “What the doctor said to him about the fairies.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"To-night!" George hears the dream-music._”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “"To-night!" George hears the dream-music._”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “=DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.”
hear with intention
From this reading “The fairies listen to a story.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “His wonderful dream.”
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In this reading “His wonderful dream.”
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From this reading =DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fairies listen to a story.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What_ was _it all about?
(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 What_ was _it all about?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.
travel across or pass over
From this reading =DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading What the doctor said to him about the fairies.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading His wonderful dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading What the doctor said to him about the fairies.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading =DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "To-night!" George hears the dream-music._
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What the doctor said to him about the fairies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wonderful dream.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading =DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading =DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps there is and perhaps there isn't."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What_ was _it all about?
hear with intention
From this reading The fairies listen to a story.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps there is and perhaps there isn't."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What the doctor said to him about the fairies.
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 The fairies listen to a story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the doctor said to him about the fairies.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Perhaps there is and perhaps there isn't."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What the doctor said to him about the fairies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-night!" George hears the dream-music._
precisely as stated
From this reading =DREAM-MUSIC= 53 _George is ill and very cross.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What_ was _it all about?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What_ was _it all about?
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading His wonderful dream.
Chapter 1 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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 7 sentences of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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