Chapter 1 of Rollo Learning to Read is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Rollo Learning to Read is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.] ROLLO LEARNING TO READ. Rollo Learning to Talk. Rollo Learning to Read. Rollo at Work.
Chapter 1 of Rollo Learning to Read is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.]”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Rollo Learning to Talk.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Rollo at Work.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.]”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rollo at Work.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.]
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.]
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.]
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Rollo Learning to Talk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Rollo at Work.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.]
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York: T.Y. CROWELL & CO.]
Chapter 1 of Rollo Learning to Read by Jacob Abbott holds 486 sentences, grouped into 98 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 486 sentences of Rollo Learning to Read, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Rollo Learning to Read by Jacob Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 486 sentences, grouped into 98 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.
Work through the 98 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 98 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 123 minutes of reading across 297 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Rollo Learning to Read section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Rollo Learning to Read, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
