Chapter 1 of The Wonder Clock is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Wonder Clock is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle. _Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON. Illustrated. Post 8vo A MODERN ALADDIN. Illustrated.
Chapter 1 of The Wonder Clock is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
From this reading “Post 8vo A MODERN ALADDIN.”
past form of “embellish” — add details to
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.”
United States writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911)
From this reading “The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.”
plural of “tale” — 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 WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.”
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading “_Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “_Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Post 8vo A MODERN ALADDIN.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Post 8vo A MODERN ALADDIN.
in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
From this reading Post 8vo A MODERN ALADDIN.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading _Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading _Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
the force of workers available
From this reading _Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Post 8vo A MODERN ALADDIN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Post 8vo A MODERN ALADDIN.
United States writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911)
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
plural of “tale” — 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 WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading _Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Post 8vo A MODERN ALADDIN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Embellished with Verses by Katharine Pyle._ MEN OF IRON.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The WONDER CLOCK OR _four & twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day; written & illustrated_ By Howard Pyle.
Chapter 1 of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of The Wonder Clock, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 286 minutes of reading across 689 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wonder Clock, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
