Chapter 1 of The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOSTON, LEE & SHEPARD. The Riverdale Books. THE BIRTHDAY PARTY. A STORY FOR LITTLE FOLKS. AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
Chapter 1 of The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.”
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “THE BIRTHDAY PARTY.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON, LEE & SHEPARD.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.”
your parents
From this reading “A STORY FOR LITTLE FOLKS.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “BOSTON, LEE & SHEPARD.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “BOSTON, LEE & SHEPARD.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A STORY FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
anew
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The Riverdale Books.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON, LEE & SHEPARD.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
your parents
From this reading A STORY FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A STORY FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading BOSTON, LEE & SHEPARD.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A STORY FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Riverdale Books.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading BOSTON, LEE & SHEPARD.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A STORY FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Riverdale Books.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOAT CLUB," "ALL ABOARD," "NOW OR NEVER," "TRY AGAIN," "POOR AND PROUD," "LITTLE BY LITTLE," &c.
Chapter 1 of The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks by Oliver Optic holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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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