Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Sheep and Lamb is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bessie's Country Stories. SIX VOLUMES. THE SHEEP AND LAMB. THE YOUNG DONKEY. THE LITTLE RABBIT-KEEPERS.
The Sheep and Lamb
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Sheep and Lamb is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Bessie's
Country
Stories.
SIX
VOLUMES.
THE
SHEEP
AND
LAMB.
THE
YOUNG
DONKEY.
THE
LITTLE
RABBIT-KEEPERS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Sheep and Lamb
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Sheep and Lamb is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Bessie's
Country
Stories.
Line 2
SIX
VOLUMES.
/sɪks ˈvɑːljuːmz/
Line 3
THE
SHEEP
AND
LAMB.
/ðə ʃiːp ənd læm/
Line 4
THE
YOUNG
DONKEY.
/ðə jʌŋ ˈdɑːŋki/
Line 5
THE
LITTLE
RABBIT-KEEPERS.
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Bessie's Country Stories.”
donkey
noun
US /ˈdɑːŋki/
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “THE YOUNG DONKEY.”
lamb
noun
US /læm/
young sheep
From this reading “THE SHEEP AND LAMB.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “THE SHEEP AND LAMB.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “SIX VOLUMES.”
plural of “story” — 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 “Bessie's Country Stories.”
volumes
noun
US /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “SIX VOLUMES.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “THE YOUNG DONKEY.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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SIX VOLUMES
noun + noun
counted as “six volume”
In this reading “SIX VOLUMES.”
All words in this reading · 13
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SHEEP AND LAMB.
Bessie's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie's Country Stories.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Bessie's Country Stories.
DONKEYnounUS /ˈdɑːŋki/
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading THE YOUNG DONKEY.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading THE SHEEP AND LAMB.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE RABBIT-KEEPERS.
RABBIT-KEEPERS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE RABBIT-KEEPERS.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading THE SHEEP AND LAMB.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SIX VOLUMES.
plural of “story” — 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 Bessie's Country Stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHEEP AND LAMB.
VOLUMESnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading SIX VOLUMES.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE YOUNG DONKEY.
Chapter 1 of The Sheep and Lamb by Thomas Miller holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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.
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Vocabulary met early in The Sheep and Lamb
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- Bessie's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sheep and Lamb; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Country
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sheep and Lamb; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
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- Volumes
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