Chapter 1 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WINGS AND STINGS. WINGS AND STINGS. A Tale for the Young. AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC. ETC.
Chapter 1 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.”
plural of “sting” — a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading “WINGS AND STINGS.”
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 “A Tale for the Young.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “WINGS AND STINGS.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Tale for the Young.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINGS AND STINGS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Tale for the Young.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SILVER CASKET,” “THE ROBBERS’ CAVE,” ETC.
plural of “sting” — a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading WINGS AND STINGS.
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 A Tale for the Young.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Tale for the Young.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading WINGS AND STINGS.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A Tale for the Young.
Chapter 1 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young by A. L. O. E. holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 105 sentences of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Wings and Stings: A Tale for the Young by A. L. O. E. exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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