Chapter 1 of Toni, the Little Woodcarver is here in full — 564 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Toni, the Little Woodcarver is here in full — 564 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN. Complete Edition. Translated by LOUISE BROOKS. | | Illustrated in color. 8vo.
Chapter 1 of Toni, the Little Woodcarver is here in full — 564 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of alps
From this reading “+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN.”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “Translated by LOUISE BROOKS.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “| | Illustrated in color.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Complete Edition.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Complete Edition.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “| | Illustrated in color.”
plural of “story” — 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 “+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated by LOUISE BROOKS.”
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From this reading 8vo.
relating to or characteristic of alps
From this reading +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN.
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Translated by LOUISE BROOKS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by LOUISE BROOKS.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading | | Illustrated in color.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Complete Edition.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Complete Edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading | | Illustrated in color.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading | | Illustrated in color.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by LOUISE BROOKS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN.
plural of “story” — 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 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | JOHANNA SPYRI'S ALPINE STORIES | | | | | | GRITLI'S CHILDREN.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated by LOUISE BROOKS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 8vo.
Chapter 1 of Toni, the Little Woodcarver by Johanna Spyri holds 564 sentences, grouped into 113 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 564 sentences of Toni, the Little Woodcarver, unabridged, divided into 113 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Toni, the Little Woodcarver by Johanna Spyri exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 564 sentences, grouped into 113 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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