Chapter 1 of The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY UNCLE PHILIP. A DOLL'S PARTY. Here is a Doll's party. All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party. You see they all have Dolls.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading “All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.”
possessive form of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “A DOLL'S PARTY.”
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.”
plural of “favorite” — something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “BY UNCLE PHILIP.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DOLL'S PARTY.
(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 little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY UNCLE PHILIP.
possessive form of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading A DOLL'S PARTY.
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
plural of “favorite” — something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is a Doll's party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a Doll's party.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A DOLL'S PARTY.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading BY UNCLE PHILIP.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see they all have Dolls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You see they all have Dolls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading BY UNCLE PHILIP.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
which person or people
From this reading All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see they all have Dolls.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 227 sentences of The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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