Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match

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Chapter 1 of Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.

Boston.

Phillips, Sampson and Company.

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Archivist

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.

/ˈedətər ʌv ðə juːθs ˈkæbənət ˈɔːθər ʌv ˈstɔːriz əˈbaʊt bɜːrdz siː/

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Boston.

/ˈbɑːstən/

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Phillips, Sampson and Company.

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available adjective US /əˈveɪləbəl/

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

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Cabinet noun US /ˈkæbənət/

a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

From this reading “Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.”

Florida noun US /ˈflɔːrədə/

a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading “Images of the original pages are available through Literature for Children, a State University System of Florida PALMM Project.”

format verb US /ˈfɔːrmæt/

set (printed matter) into a specific format

From this reading “See http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=juv&idno=UF00002052&format=jpg or http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=juv&idno=UF00002052&format=pdf STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS.”

http noun US /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

Images noun US /ˈɪmədʒəz/

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

From this reading “Images of the original pages are available through Literature for Children, a State University System of Florida PALMM Project.”

text noun US /tekst/

the words of something written

Youth's noun US /juːθs/

possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading “Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.”

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00002052

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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ANIMALSnounUS /ˈænəməlz/

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.

availableadjectiveUS /əˈveɪləbəl/

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

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BirdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.

BostonnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Boston.

cnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

CabinetnounUS /ˈkæbənət/

a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

From this reading Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.

cgi

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ChildrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

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CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

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EditornounUS /ˈedətər/

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.

edu

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fcla

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FloridanounUS /ˈflɔːrədə/

a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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formatverbUS /ˈfɔːrmæt/

set (printed matter) into a specific format

fulltext

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httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

idno

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ImagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

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jpg

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juv

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LiteraturenounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/

creative writing of recognized artistic value

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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PALMM

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pdf

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Phillips

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ProjectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/

communicate vividly

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Sampson

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SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

StatenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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STORIESnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/

plural of “story” — 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

SystemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

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tnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

text-idx

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

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UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/

the body of faculty and students at a university

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Youth'snounUS /juːθs/

possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Editor of "The Youth's Cabinet," Author of "Stories About Birds," &C.

Chapter 1 of Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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Chapter 1 holds 409 sentences of Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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