Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_). Look ye, I've found a little lamb new-born. TIMOTHY. Poor little beastie! Wrap him well and warm.
Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “_Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).”
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
young sheep
From this reading “_Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “_Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “_Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “TIMOTHY.”
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
From this reading “Wrap him well and warm.”
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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 _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor little beastie!
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
set up or found
From this reading Look ye, I've found a little lamb new-born.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wrap him well and warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look ye, I've found a little lamb new-born.
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
young sheep
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look ye, I've found a little lamb new-born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look ye, I've found a little lamb new-born.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor little beastie!
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter_ ANNA _and_ RUTH _from rear left._ ANNA _carries a little lamb._ ANNA (_joining the group_).
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading TIMOTHY.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Wrap him well and warm.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Wrap him well and warm.
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
From this reading Wrap him well and warm.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Look ye, I've found a little lamb new-born.
Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry by Walter Ben Hare holds 355 sentences, grouped into 71 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 355 sentences of The White Christmas and other Merry, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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