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Whispering Tongues

Chapter I

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_A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.
By Harriet T. Comstock.
THE CAXTON CLUB.
By Amos R. Wells.
THE CHILD AND THE TREE.
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Whispering Tongues

Chapter I

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.
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By Harriet T. Comstock.
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THE CAXTON CLUB.
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By Amos R. Wells.
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THE CHILD AND THE TREE.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “_A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.”

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.”

All words in this reading · 37

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

Amos

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From this reading By Amos R. Wells.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

bound

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By Harriet T. Comstock.

CAXTON

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From this reading THE CAXTON CLUB.

CHILD

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From this reading THE CHILD AND THE TREE.

cloth

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

CLUB

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From this reading THE CAXTON CLUB.

Comstock

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From this reading By Harriet T. Comstock.

designs

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

DUSKY

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

especially

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

extra

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

Harriet

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From this reading By Harriet T. Comstock.

HERO

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

illuminated

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

illustrations

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

made

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

new

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

people

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

R

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From this reading By Amos R. Wells.

series

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

T

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From this reading By Harriet T. Comstock.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CAXTON CLUB.

title-pages

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

TREE

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From this reading THE CHILD AND THE TREE.

volume

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

Wells

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From this reading By Amos R. Wells.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.

young

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From this reading _A new series of books for young people, bound in extra cloth, with illuminated designs, illustrations, and title-pages made especially for each volume_ A LITTLE DUSKY HERO.