Chapter 1 of Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By Mrs. Wiggin. THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL. Illustrated. Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents. THE STORY OF PATSY, Illustrated.
Chapter 1 of Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL.”
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading “Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.”
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading “THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “THE STORY OF PATSY, Illustrated.”
make square
From this reading “Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.”
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From this reading Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL.
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Mrs. Wiggin.
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading By Mrs. Wiggin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF PATSY, Illustrated.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading THE STORY OF PATSY, Illustrated.
make square
From this reading Square 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
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 STORY OF PATSY, Illustrated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Mrs. Wiggin.
Chapter 1 of Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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