Chapter I
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ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE. THE AMATEUR DRAMA. Santa-Claus. BOSTON: GEO. M. BAKER & CO.
Santa Claus' Frolics
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Santa Claus' Frolics is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ALL
THE
WORLD’S
A
STAGE.
THE
AMATEUR
DRAMA.
Santa-Claus.
BOSTON:
GEO.
M.
BAKER &
CO.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Santa Claus' Frolics
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Santa Claus' Frolics is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
ALL
THE
WORLD’S
A
STAGE.
/ɔːl ðə wɜːrldz ə steɪdʒ/
Line 2
THE
AMATEUR
DRAMA.
/ðə ˈæmətɜːr ˈdrɑːmə/
Line 3
Santa-Claus.
Line 4
BOSTON:
GEO.
Line 5
M.
BAKER &
CO.
/em ˈbeɪkər koʊ/
Learner Dictionary
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.
amateur
noun
US /ˈæmətɜːr/
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading “THE AMATEUR DRAMA.”
baker
noun
US /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “M. BAKER & CO.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON: GEO.”
drama
noun
US /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “THE AMATEUR DRAMA.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE.”
world's
noun
US /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
All words in this reading · 13
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE.
(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 ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE.
AMATEURnounUS /ˈæmətɜːr/
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading THE AMATEUR DRAMA.
BAKERnounUS /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading M. BAKER & CO.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: GEO.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading M. BAKER & CO.
DRAMAnounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading THE AMATEUR DRAMA.
GEO
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSTON: GEO.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. BAKER & CO.
Santa-Claus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Santa-Claus.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE.
WORLD'SnounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE.
Chapter 1 of Santa Claus' Frolics by George M. (George Melville) Baker holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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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Vocabulary met early in Santa Claus' Frolics
Words and structures a reader meets early in Santa Claus' Frolics, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- World
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Santa Claus' Frolics; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stage
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Santa Claus' Frolics; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Amateur
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Santa Claus' Frolics; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Drama
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