Chapter 1 of The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS. LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET. MDCCCLII. TO LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS. Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
Chapter 1 of The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.”
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.”
plural of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.”
plural of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.”
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From this reading LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TO LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MDCCCLII.
plural of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
plural of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
on one occasion
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: ADDEY & CO., 21 OLD BOND STREET.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS.
which person or people
From this reading Once on a time there lived a little bit of a lady, who had a great many nephews and nieces.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS.
Chapter 1 of The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories by Aunt Fanny holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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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