Chapter 5 of Alida: Founded on Fact is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Alida: Founded on Fact is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
at Caldwell .... Hudson or Glenn's Falls .... Arrival at Saratoga .... Congress Hall .... Introduction to the Governor ....
Chapter 5 of Alida: Founded on Fact is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)
From this reading “at Caldwell ....”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Congress Hall ....”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “Hudson or Glenn's Falls ....”
possessive form of “glenn” — made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “Hudson or Glenn's Falls ....”
the head of a state government
From this reading “Introduction to the Governor ....”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “Hudson or Glenn's Falls ....”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “Introduction to the Governor ....”
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading “Arrival at Saratoga ....”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Arrival at Saratoga ....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading at Caldwell ....
United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)
From this reading at Caldwell ....
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Congress Hall ....
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Hudson or Glenn's Falls ....
possessive form of “glenn” — made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading Hudson or Glenn's Falls ....
the head of a state government
From this reading Introduction to the Governor ....
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Congress Hall ....
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Hudson or Glenn's Falls ....
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Introduction to the Governor ....
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hudson or Glenn's Falls ....
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading Arrival at Saratoga ....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Introduction to the Governor ....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Introduction to the Governor ....
Chapter 5 of Alida: Founded on Fact by Amelia Stratton Comfield holds 26 sentences, grouped into 6 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 5 holds 26 sentences of Alida: Founded on Fact, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Alida: Founded on Fact by Amelia Stratton Comfield exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 26 sentences, grouped into 6 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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