Chapter 1 of The Jungle Baby is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Jungle Baby is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London . Paris . Berlin . New York . There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
Chapter 1 of The Jungle Baby is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.”
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading “Berlin .”
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading “There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.”
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading “Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London .”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London .”
fit snugly into
From this reading “Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London .”
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 .”
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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 There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
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From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading Berlin .
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
a youthful male person
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London .
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York .
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
on one occasion
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Paris .
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London .
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London .
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
fit snugly into
From this reading Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London .
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
a Caucasian
From this reading There was once a little white baby boy called Bab-ba, he had bright blue eyes and golden curls, and he had a black Ayah for his nurse.
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 .
Chapter 1 of The Jungle Baby by G. E. (George Edward) Farrow holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 75 sentences of The Jungle Baby, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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