Chapter 1 of The Skating Party and Other Stories is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Skating Party and Other Stories is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories. NEW YORK: GEO. A. LEAVITT. THE SKATING PARTY. One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
Chapter 1 of The Skating Party and Other Stories is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an organization to gain political power
From this reading “THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.”
plural of “skater” — someone who skates
From this reading “One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.”
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading “THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.”
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 “THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.”
possessive form of “willies” — feelings of uneasiness
From this reading “One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.”
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.”
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: GEO.”
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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 A. LEAVITT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
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From this reading NEW YORK: GEO.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
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From this reading A. LEAVITT.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: GEO.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
plural of “skater” — someone who skates
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
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 THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
carry out
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
possessive form of “willies” — feelings of uneasiness
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
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: GEO.
Chapter 1 of The Skating Party and Other Stories by Unknown holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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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