Chapter 1 of The oriental story book is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The oriental story book is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ORIENTAL STORY BOOK. A COLLECTION OF TALES. BY G. P. QUACKENBOS. ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. ORR. NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
Chapter 1 of The oriental story book is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading “NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.”
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading “A COLLECTION OF TALES.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. ORR.”
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading “THE ORIENTAL STORY BOOK.”
Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. ORR.”
plural of “tale” — 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 COLLECTION OF TALES.”
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: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.”
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From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COLLECTION OF TALES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE ORIENTAL STORY BOOK.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY G. P. QUACKENBOS.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading A COLLECTION OF TALES.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading BY G. P. QUACKENBOS.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. ORR.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. ORR.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COLLECTION OF TALES.
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading THE ORIENTAL STORY BOOK.
Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. ORR.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading BY G. P. QUACKENBOS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY G. P. QUACKENBOS.
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 THE ORIENTAL STORY BOOK.
plural of “tale” — 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 COLLECTION OF TALES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ORIENTAL STORY BOOK.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. ORR.
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: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 346 & 348 BROADWAY.
Chapter 1 of The oriental story book by Wilhelm Hauff holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 142 sentences of The oriental story book, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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