Chapter 1 of Alex the Great is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Alex the Great is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc. Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
Chapter 1 of Alex the Great is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 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 "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.”
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.”
plural of “boche” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.”
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading “Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.”
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading “Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.”
United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932)
From this reading “Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.”
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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 Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
plural of “boche” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
at the time that
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932)
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
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