Chapter 1 of The Goat and Her Kid is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Goat and Her Kid is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly. But this is so in the book. There is no missing text. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. Illustrated.
Chapter 1 of The Goat and Her Kid is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
quickly and without warning
From this reading “The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “But this is so in the book.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
not able to be found
From this reading “There is no missing text.”
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.”
the words of something written
From this reading “There is no missing text.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
quickly and without warning
From this reading The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading But this is so in the book.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is so in the book.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
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 But this is so in the book.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is so in the book.
immediately past
From this reading The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
not able to be found
From this reading There is no missing text.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no missing text.
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But this is so in the book.
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 last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
the words of something written
From this reading There is no missing text.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no missing text.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is so in the book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The last story "Winter Pleasures" seems to end abruptly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
Chapter 1 of The Goat and Her Kid by Harriet Myrtle holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 251 sentences of The Goat and Her Kid, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Goat and Her Kid by Harriet Myrtle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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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