Chapter 1 of The Bad Family & Other Stories is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Bad Family & Other Stories is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. NO. III. THE BAD FAMILY. BY MRS.
Chapter 1 of The Bad Family & Other Stories is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading “Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
resembling a garbage dump
From this reading “Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading “Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
in a special manner
From this reading “Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading THE BAD FAMILY.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
resembling a garbage dump
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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a social unit living together
From this reading THE BAD FAMILY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
chosen in preference to another
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
in a special manner
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Selected by E. V. LUCAS, and each having End-papers specially designed by Mrs. FARMILOE _Other Volumes in the Series are in preparation_ THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
Chapter 1 of The Bad Family & Other Stories by E. (Eliza) Fenwick holds 587 sentences, grouped into 118 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 587 sentences of The Bad Family & Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 118 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Bad Family & Other Stories by E. (Eliza) Fenwick exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 587 sentences, grouped into 118 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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