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Chapter 1 of The Children's Portion is here in full — 2032 sentences across 407 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHILDREN'S PORTION. Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories. ROBERT W. SHOPPELL. There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted. In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
Chapter 1 of The Children's Portion is here in full — 2032 sentences across 407 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
From this reading “There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.”
-ing form of “elevate” — give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
From this reading “Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.”
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
From this reading “Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.”
plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.”
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading “There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.”
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.”
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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 There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHILDREN'S PORTION.
the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
-ing form of “elevate” — give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
From this reading Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.
agreeably diverting
From this reading Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
From this reading Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
on one occasion
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE CHILDREN'S PORTION.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT W. SHOPPELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBERT W. SHOPPELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
plural of “story” — 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 Entertaining, Instructive, and Elevating Stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILDREN'S PORTION.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading ROBERT W. SHOPPELL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was once, in Christendom, a little kingdom where the people were pious and simple-hearted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In their simplicity they held for true many things at which people of great kingdoms smile.
Chapter 1 of The Children's Portion by R. W. (Robert W.) [Editor] Shoppell holds 2032 sentences, grouped into 407 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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