Chapter 1 of The Little Dog Trusty is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Little Dog Trusty is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EARLY LESSONS. PART X. PRICE SIX-PENCE. BEING THE TENTH PART OF EARLY LESSONS. BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES. THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.
Chapter 1 of The Little Dog Trusty is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “EARLY LESSONS.”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.”
possessive form of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.”
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading “BEING THE TENTH PART OF EARLY LESSONS.”
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading “THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.”
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.
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a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
In this reading “BEING THE TENTH PART OF EARLY LESSONS.”
In this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.”
a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon
In this reading “THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.”
In this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEING THE TENTH PART OF EARLY LESSONS.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading EARLY LESSONS.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading EARLY LESSONS.
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEING THE TENTH PART OF EARLY LESSONS.
possessive form of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART X. PRICE SIX-PENCE.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading PART X. PRICE SIX-PENCE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.
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From this reading PART X. PRICE SIX-PENCE.
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading BEING THE TENTH PART OF EARLY LESSONS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEING THE TENTH PART OF EARLY LESSONS.
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PARENT'S ASSISTANT, SIX VOLUMES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading PART X. PRICE SIX-PENCE.
Chapter 1 of The Little Dog Trusty by Maria Edgeworth holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 274 sentences of The Little Dog Trusty, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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