Chapter 1 of The little Barefoot is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The little Barefoot is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE BAREFOOT. THE LITTLE BAREFOOT. _A TALE._ BY BERTHOLD AUERBACH. TRANSLATED BY ELIZA BUCKMINSTER LEE. ILLUSTRATED.
Chapter 1 of The little Barefoot is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 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.
without shoes
From this reading “THE LITTLE BAREFOOT.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “TRANSLATED BY ELIZA BUCKMINSTER LEE.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “THE LITTLE BAREFOOT.”
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 “_A TALE._ BY BERTHOLD AUERBACH.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “TRANSLATED BY ELIZA BUCKMINSTER LEE.”
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.
In this reading “TRANSLATED BY ELIZA BUCKMINSTER LEE.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A TALE._ BY BERTHOLD AUERBACH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A TALE._ BY BERTHOLD AUERBACH.
without shoes
From this reading THE LITTLE BAREFOOT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A TALE._ BY BERTHOLD AUERBACH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRANSLATED BY ELIZA BUCKMINSTER LEE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A TALE._ BY BERTHOLD AUERBACH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRANSLATED BY ELIZA BUCKMINSTER LEE.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading TRANSLATED BY ELIZA BUCKMINSTER LEE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE BAREFOOT.
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 _A TALE._ BY BERTHOLD AUERBACH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE BAREFOOT.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading TRANSLATED BY ELIZA BUCKMINSTER LEE.
Chapter 1 of The little Barefoot by Berthold Auerbach holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 98 sentences of The little Barefoot, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The little Barefoot by Berthold Auerbach exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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