Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAGIC EGG AND OTHER STORIES BY FRANK R. STOCKTON
The Magic Egg, and Other Stories
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 1 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories by Frank R. Stockton holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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Chapter 1 holds 208 sentences of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories by Frank R. Stockton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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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About 363 minutes of reading across 873 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Magic Egg, and Other Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Magic Egg, and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Magic
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- Other
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- Stories
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- Frank
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THE
MAGIC
EGG
AND
OTHER
STORIES
BY
FRANK
R.
STOCKTON
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Magic Egg, and Other Stories
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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THE
MAGIC
EGG
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AND
OTHER
STORIES
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BY
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FRANK
R.
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STOCKTON
Learner Dictionary
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AND
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From this reading AND OTHER STORIES
BY
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From this reading BY
EGG
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From this reading THE MAGIC EGG
FRANK
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From this reading FRANK R.
MAGIC
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From this reading THE MAGIC EGG
OTHER
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From this reading AND OTHER STORIES
R
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From this reading FRANK R.
STOCKTON
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From this reading STOCKTON
STORIES
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THE
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From this reading THE MAGIC EGG