Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 353 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 — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TIMOTHY. See! In the east there breaks the day. ANNA. Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 66/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 326–330
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “ANNA.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!”
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “In the east there breaks the day.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “In the east there breaks the day.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!”
for more time
From this reading “Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!”
be about
From this reading “Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “TIMOTHY.”
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading ANNA.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading In the east there breaks the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the east there breaks the day.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading In the east there breaks the day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the east there breaks the day.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
for more time
From this reading Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
not any; not one
From this reading Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See!
be about
From this reading Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the east there breaks the day.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the east there breaks the day.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading TIMOTHY.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us tarry no longer; away, then, away!
Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry by Walter Ben Hare holds 353 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 353 sentences of The White Christmas and other Merry, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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