Chapter 1 of The Magic World is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Magic World is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC. CONTENTS PAGE 1. The Cat-hood of Maurice 1 4. The Princess and the Hedge-pig 96 8. Justnowland 185 9.
Chapter 1 of The Magic World is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “CONTENTS PAGE 1.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “CONTENTS PAGE 1.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Princess and the Hedge-pig 96 8.”
plural of “seeker” — someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.”
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From this reading CONTENTS PAGE 1.
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From this reading Justnowland 185 9.
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From this reading The Cat-hood of Maurice 1 4.
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From this reading The Princess and the Hedge-pig 96 8.
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From this reading Justnowland 185 9.
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From this reading The Princess and the Hedge-pig 96 8.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess and the Hedge-pig 96 8.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
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From this reading The Cat-hood of Maurice 1 4.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE 1.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
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From this reading The Princess and the Hedge-pig 96 8.
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From this reading Justnowland 185 9.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
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From this reading The Cat-hood of Maurice 1 4.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE 1.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess and the Hedge-pig 96 8.
plural of “seeker” — someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE TREASURE SEEKERS,' 'THE WONDERFUL GARDEN,' 'THE MAGIC CITY,' ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Magic World by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of The Magic World, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Magic World by E. (Edith) Nesbit exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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