Chapter 1 of The Book of Enterprise and Adventure is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Book of Enterprise and Adventure is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EXCITEMENT TO READING. YOUNG PEOPLE. A NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of The Book of Enterprise and Adventure is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading “A NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “A NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “EXCITEMENT TO READING.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “A NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “YOUNG PEOPLE.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “EXCITEMENT TO READING.”
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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 NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON.
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading A NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading A NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading EXCITEMENT TO READING.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW AND CONDENSED EDITION.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading YOUNG PEOPLE.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading EXCITEMENT TO READING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXCITEMENT TO READING.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading YOUNG PEOPLE.
Chapter 1 of The Book of Enterprise and Adventure by Anonymous holds 436 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.
Chapter 1 holds 436 sentences of The Book of Enterprise and Adventure, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Book of Enterprise and Adventure by Anonymous exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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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