Chapter 1 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc. New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
Chapter 1 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time you go to bed
From this reading “On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.”
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading “THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!””
plural of “sled” — a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!””
past form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading “THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!””
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From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
the time you go to bed
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo.
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From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo.
engage in
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
an indefinitely short time
From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
plural of “sled” — a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
past form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
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 On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds The Curlytops at Silver Lake “Mother, make Trouble stop!”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the Water with Uncle Ben Author of “The Curlytops Series,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Uncle Wiggily Series,” etc.
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 New York Cupples & Leon Company 12mo.
Chapter 1 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake by Howard Roger Garis holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 182 sentences of The Curlytops at Silver Lake, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake by Howard Roger Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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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