Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Belgian Twins is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER. Grade I. THE DUTCH TWINS. Grade III. THE ESKIMO TWINS. Grade II.
The Belgian Twins
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Belgian Twins is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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THE
DUTCH
TWINS
PRIMER.
Grade
I.
THE
DUTCH
TWINS.
Grade
III.
THE
ESKIMO
TWINS.
Grade
II.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Belgian Twins
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Belgian Twins is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
DUTCH
TWINS
PRIMER.
/ðə dʌtʃ twɪnz ˈpraɪmər/
Line 2
Grade
I.
THE
DUTCH
TWINS.
/ɡreɪd aɪ ðə dʌtʃ twɪnz/
Line 3
Grade
III.
Line 4
THE
ESKIMO
TWINS.
/ðə ˈeskəmoʊ twɪnz/
Line 5
Grade
II.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
dutch
adjective
US /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading “THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER.”
eskimo
noun
US /ˈeskəmoʊ/
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading “THE ESKIMO TWINS.”
Grade
noun
US /ɡreɪd/
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading “Grade I. THE DUTCH TWINS.”
primer
noun
US /ˈpraɪmər/
an introductory textbook
From this reading “THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER.”
twins
noun
US /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER.”
All words in this reading · 9
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
DUTCHadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER.
ESKIMOnounUS /ˈeskəmoʊ/
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading THE ESKIMO TWINS.
GradenounUS /ɡreɪd/
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading Grade I. THE DUTCH TWINS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Grade I. THE DUTCH TWINS.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Grade II.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Grade III.
PRIMERnounUS /ˈpraɪmər/
an introductory textbook
From this reading THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER.
TWINSnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER.
Chapter 1 of The Belgian Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 442 sentences of The Belgian Twins, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in The Belgian Twins
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Belgian Twins, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Dutch
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Belgian Twins; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Twins
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- Primer
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- Grade
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