Chapter 1 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR. Each, 12mo, Cloth, Illustrated. Weatherby’s Inning. Illustrated in Colors. $1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.
Chapter 1 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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further or added
From this reading “$1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “$1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Each, 12mo, Cloth, Illustrated.”
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “Illustrated in Colors.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Each, 12mo, Cloth, Illustrated.”
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
From this reading “Weatherby’s Inning.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “$1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.”
the charge for mailing something
From this reading “$1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.”
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From this reading $1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each, 12mo, Cloth, Illustrated.
further or added
From this reading $1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading $1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Each, 12mo, Cloth, Illustrated.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading Illustrated in Colors.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each, 12mo, Cloth, Illustrated.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Each, 12mo, Cloth, Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Illustrated in Colors.
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
From this reading Weatherby’s Inning.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Each, 12mo, Cloth, Illustrated.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading $1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.
the charge for mailing something
From this reading $1.25 net; postage, 12 cents additional.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weatherby’s Inning.
Chapter 1 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 448 sentences of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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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