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The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887 is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887 by Various holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887 contain?

Chapter 1 holds 76 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 76 sentences, grouped into 16 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887?

Work through the 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 16 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #66425, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 70 minutes of reading across 169 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

February
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Price
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Penny
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Spring
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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VOL.
VIII.—NO.
373.] FEBRUARY 19, 1887.
[PRICE ONE PENNY.
SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.
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The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887 is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
VOL.
Line 2
VIII.—NO.
Line 3
373.] FEBRUARY 19, 1887.
Line 4
[PRICE ONE PENNY.
Line 5
SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “[PRICE ONE PENNY.”

All words in this reading · 15

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

1887

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

From this reading 373.] FEBRUARY 19, 1887.

19

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

From this reading 373.] FEBRUARY 19, 1887.

373

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

From this reading 373.] FEBRUARY 19, 1887.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.

DANGERS

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

From this reading SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.

FEBRUARY

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

From this reading 373.] FEBRUARY 19, 1887.

ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.

NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading VIII.—NO.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.

PENNY

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

From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.

PRICE

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

From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.

SPRING

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

From this reading SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.

TROUBLES

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

From this reading SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.

VIII

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

From this reading VIII.—NO.

VOL

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

From this reading VOL.