Chapter 1 of Stories of Robin Hood is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Stories of Robin Hood is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
F. A. OWEN PUB. CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL. _Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB. CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & MCCREARY, CHICAGO, ILL. _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
Chapter 1 of Stories of Robin Hood is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
in collaboration or cooperation
From this reading “_Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB.”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “F. A. OWEN PUB.”
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
From this reading “F. A. OWEN PUB.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “_Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading F. A. OWEN PUB.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading _Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F. A. OWEN PUB.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.
in collaboration or cooperation
From this reading _Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading F. A. OWEN PUB.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
a man who plows
From this reading _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
From this reading F. A. OWEN PUB.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _Bertha E. Bush_ PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY F. A. OWEN PUB.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Robin Hood_ "And what of Peter the Ploughman?
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y. HALL & McCREARY,--CHICAGO, ILL.
Chapter 1 of Stories of Robin Hood by Bertha E. (Bertha Evangeline) Bush holds 568 sentences, grouped into 114 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 568 sentences of Stories of Robin Hood, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Stories of Robin Hood by Bertha E. (Bertha Evangeline) Bush exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 568 sentences, grouped into 114 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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