Chapter 4 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RICHARDSON. ‘Well can I remember. Three times last week.’ AMY. ‘Three times in one week, monstrous.’
Chapter 4 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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immediately past
From this reading “Three times last week.’”
abnormally large
From this reading “‘Three times in one week, monstrous.’”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “‘Well can I remember.”
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading “RICHARDSON.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Three times last week.’”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Three times last week.’”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Three times last week.’”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “‘Well can I remember.”
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From this reading AMY.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘Well can I remember.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Well can I remember.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Three times in one week, monstrous.’
immediately past
From this reading Three times last week.’
abnormally large
From this reading ‘Three times in one week, monstrous.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Three times in one week, monstrous.’
To recall to mind.
From this reading ‘Well can I remember.
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading RICHARDSON.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three times last week.’
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Three times last week.’
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Three times last week.’
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Well can I remember.
Chapter 4 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 403 sentences of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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