Chapter 1 of Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them. Illustrated by the authors. $2.00. =Recreations for Girls.= Illustrated by the authors. $2.00 (postage extra).
Chapter 1 of Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Illustrated by the authors.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “=Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.”
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “$2.00 (postage extra).”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “=Recreations for Girls.= Illustrated by the authors.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated by the authors.”
the charge for mailing something
From this reading “$2.00 (postage extra).”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “=Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “=Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.”
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In this reading “Illustrated by the authors.”
In this reading “Illustrated by the authors.”
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From this reading $2.00.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Illustrated by the authors.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Illustrated by the authors.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading =Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading =Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading $2.00 (postage extra).
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading =Recreations for Girls.= Illustrated by the authors.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading =Recreations for Girls.= Illustrated by the authors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated by the authors.
the charge for mailing something
From this reading $2.00 (postage extra).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Recreations for Girls.= Illustrated by the authors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Illustrated by the authors.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading =Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading =Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading =Things Worth Doing= and How to Do Them.
Chapter 1 of Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them by Lina Beard holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 120 sentences of Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them by Lina Beard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 24 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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