Chapter 1 of The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PEACOCK "AT HOME." BY A LADY. THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM. BY MR. ROSCOE.
Chapter 1 of The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 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.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.”
possessive form of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading “THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “THE PEACOCK "AT HOME."”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “BY A LADY.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.”
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading “THE PEACOCK "AT HOME."”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY A LADY.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PEACOCK "AT HOME."
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.
possessive form of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY A LADY.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE PEACOCK "AT HOME."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading BY A LADY.
a form of address for a man
From this reading BY MR.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading THE PEACOCK "AT HOME."
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL; AN ORIGINAL POEM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROSCOE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEACOCK "AT HOME."
Chapter 1 of The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's by Catherine Ann Turner Dorset holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 206 sentences of The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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