Chapter 1 of After a shadow, and other stories is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of After a shadow, and other stories is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES. T. S. ARTHUR. "ARTY! Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning. "Arty, darling!
Chapter 1 of After a shadow, and other stories is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “T. S. ARTHUR.”
showily imitative of art or artists
From this reading “"ARTY!”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Arty, darling!”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.”
the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
From this reading “Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES.”
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 “AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES.”
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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 AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading T. S. ARTHUR.
showily imitative of art or artists
From this reading "ARTY!
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
a special loved one
From this reading "Arty, darling!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading T. S. ARTHUR.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES.
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 AFTER A SHADOW, AND OTHER STORIES.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. S. ARTHUR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Arty!" called Mrs. Mayflower, from the window, one bright June morning.
Chapter 1 of After a shadow, and other stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 448 sentences of After a shadow, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of After a shadow, and other stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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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