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The Chinese Boy and Girl

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Chinese Boy and Girl is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.
A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."
Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.
The children are dignified little people, but they enjoy all the attractions of child-life as much as other children do.
It is a mistake to suppose that the life of Chinese children is a doleful one.
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The Chinese Boy and Girl

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Chinese Boy and Girl is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.
Line 2
A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."
Line 3
Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.
Line 4
The children are dignified little people, but they enjoy all the attractions of child-life as much as other children do.
Line 5
It is a mistake to suppose that the life of Chinese children is a doleful one.

All words in this reading · 71

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A

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

all

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From this reading The children are dignified little people, but they enjoy all the attractions of child-life as much as other children do.

and

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

are

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

as

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

attractions

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From this reading The children are dignified little people, but they enjoy all the attractions of child-life as much as other children do.

because

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

blind

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

buff

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

But

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

call

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

child-life

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From this reading The children are dignified little people, but they enjoy all the attractions of child-life as much as other children do.

children

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

Chinese

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

countries

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

dignified

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From this reading The children are dignified little people, but they enjoy all the attractions of child-life as much as other children do.

do

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

doleful

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From this reading It is a mistake to suppose that the life of Chinese children is a doleful one.

e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

enjoy

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From this reading The children are dignified little people, but they enjoy all the attractions of child-life as much as other children do.

game

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

games

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

gentleman

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

Goose

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

I

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

illustrations

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

in

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

is

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

it

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

life

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From this reading It is a mistake to suppose that the life of Chinese children is a doleful one.

little

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

man's

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

market

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

mistake

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From this reading It is a mistake to suppose that the life of Chinese children is a doleful one.

Mother

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

much

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From this reading The children are dignified little people, but they enjoy all the attractions of child-life as much as other children do.

my

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

not

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

notions

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

of

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

one

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From this reading It is a mistake to suppose that the life of Chinese children is a doleful one.

or

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

other

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

pat-a-cake

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

people

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

pig

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

playing

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

preconceived

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

present

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

really

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

reviewing

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

Rhymes

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

should

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

sober

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

some

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

speaks

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

such

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

suppose

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From this reading It is a mistake to suppose that the life of Chinese children is a doleful one.

that

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From this reading It is a mistake to suppose that the life of Chinese children is a doleful one.

the

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

their

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

they

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

this

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

to

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

truly

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From this reading But they are little people as really and truly as are the children of other countries.

understand

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

unless

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

we

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

went

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

which

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From this reading A gentleman in reviewing my "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" speaks of some of the illustrations which "present the Chinese children playing their sober little games."

Why

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From this reading Why we should call such a game as "blind man's buff," "e-ni-me-ni-mi-ni-mo," "this little pig went to market" or "pat-a-cake" "sober little games," unless it is because of preconceived notions of the Chinese people I do not understand.

Chapter 3 of The Chinese Boy and Girl by Isaac Taylor Headland holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 3 of The Chinese Boy and Girl contain?

Chapter 3 holds 165 sentences of The Chinese Boy and Girl, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Chinese Boy and Girl by Isaac Taylor Headland exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

How do I study chapter 3 of The Chinese Boy and Girl?

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Vocabulary met early in The Chinese Boy and Girl

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Chinese Boy and Girl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Chinese
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Mother
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Goose
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