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The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play
The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.
Chicago, U. S. A.
_Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.
All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.
In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.
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The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/101 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.
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Chicago, U. S. A.
/ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ juː es ə/
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_Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.
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All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.
/ɔːl ðə ˈstɔːriz ɑːr ˈhoʊlsəm ənd hæv ɡʊd ˈɪnfluːəns əˈpɑːn ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈriːdərz/
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In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Comical adjective US /ˈkɑːmɪkəl/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading “The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.”

Gingerbread noun US /ˈdʒɪndʒərbred/

cake flavored with ginger

From this reading “The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.”

Primer noun US /ˈpraɪmər/

an introductory textbook

From this reading “The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.”

Printing noun US /ˈprɪntɪŋ/

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading “_Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.”

Tiddly adjective US /ˈtɪdli/

slightly intoxicated

From this reading “The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.”

Vegetable noun US /ˈvedʒtəbəl/

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading “The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.”

Washington's noun US /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtənz/

possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

Winks noun US /wɪŋks/

plural of “wink” — a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading “The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

Open Air verb + noun

where the air is unconfined

In this reading “The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.”

reading public noun + noun

In this reading “_Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.”

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1930

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

AirnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

AlwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

AnimalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

BabiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/

plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

BerrynounUS /ˈberi/

any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

BOOKnounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

BoynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

BoyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/

the childhood of a boy

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

BusyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Chicago, U. S. A.

Child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

ChildrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

CircusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

ComicaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪkəl/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

CompanionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

containedadjectiveUS /kənˈteɪnd/

gotten under control

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

CurlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

Danny

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.

delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.

DinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

Do-Little

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.

DollnounUS /dɑːl/

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

DrawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

ETC

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/

promote over another

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

FiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

FingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

FlowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

FourthnounUS /fɔːrθ/

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

FruitnounUS /fruːt/

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

FunnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

GamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

GardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

GingerbreadnounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒərbred/

cake flavored with ginger

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.

JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

JUSTadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

KnowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

LandnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

LAURA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

MADEadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

Manikinnoun

a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

MannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

Out-Door

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

Out-of-Dooradjective

located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

PartynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.

Playgames

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From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

Polly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

PrimernounUS /ˈpraɪmər/

an introductory textbook

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

PrintingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

ReadingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

RealadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

RIGHTadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

ROUNTREE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Chicago, U. S. A.

SixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

SMITHnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

StoriesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/

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 The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

SurprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

TailnounUS /teɪl/

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

TalenounUS /teɪl/

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 The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

TalesnounUS /teɪlz/

plural of “tale” — 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 The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.

TiddlyadjectiveUS /ˈtɪdli/

slightly intoxicated

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

TimenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

TownnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

TreasurenounUS /ˈtreʒər/

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Chicago, U. S. A.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

VegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

Washington'snounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtənz/

possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

wholesomeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊlsəm/

conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

From this reading All the stories are wholesome and have good influence upon the little readers.

WinksnounUS /wɪŋks/

plural of “wink” — a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

Woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _Fourth Printing 1930_ “A JUST RIGHT BOOK” MADE IN THE U. S. A. The first three stories contained in the book found great favor with the reading public, having been published in the Woman’s Home Companion.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading In Danny Do-Little, work is made delightful through play.

Zees

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Tiddly Winks Open Air Stories Surprise Stories Gingerbread Boy The Party Twins Doll Land Stories The Treasure Twins Tale of Curly Tail Washington’s Boyhood Reading Time Stories Comical Circus Stories Knowledge Primer Games Real Out-of-Door Stories Jolly Polly and Curly Tail Fifty Funny Animal Tales The Flower and Berry Babies In and Out-Door Playgames A Child’s Garden of Verses Busy Fingers Drawing Primer Happy Manikin in Manners Town The Vegetable and Fruit Children The Dinner That Was Always There Six Tiddly Winks and the A to Zees LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH AUTHOR OF HAPPY MANIKIN, JOLLY POLLY, TIDDLY WINKS, ETC.

Chapter 1 of The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play by Laura Rountree Smith holds 507 sentences, grouped into 102 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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Chapter 1 holds 507 sentences of The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play by Laura Rountree Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 507 sentences, grouped into 102 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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Vocabulary met early in The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Tiddly
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Winks
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stories
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Surprise
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