Chapter 1 of The Cockatoo's Story is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Cockatoo's Story is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COCKATOO'S STORY. _MRS. GEORGE CUPPLES._ WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS. EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK. THE COCKATOO'S STORY.
Chapter 1 of The Cockatoo's Story is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE CUPPLES._ WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “GEORGE CUPPLES._ WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS.”
a form of address for a married woman
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.”
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 “COCKATOO'S STORY.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.”
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From this reading GEORGE CUPPLES._ WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.
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From this reading COCKATOO'S STORY.
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From this reading GEORGE CUPPLES._ WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE CUPPLES._ WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading GEORGE CUPPLES._ WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _MRS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.
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 COCKATOO'S STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COCKATOO'S STORY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GEORGE CUPPLES._ WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.
Chapter 1 of The Cockatoo's Story by George, Mrs. Cupples holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 430 sentences of The Cockatoo's Story, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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