Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of All the Brothers Were Valiant is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New York . Boston . Chicago . Dallas Atlanta . San Francisco London .
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of All the Brothers Were Valiant is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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New
York .
Boston .
Chicago .
Dallas
Atlanta .
San
Francisco
London .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of All the Brothers Were Valiant is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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New
York .
/nuː jɔːrk/
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Boston .
/ˈbɑːstən/
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Chicago .
/ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
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Dallas
Atlanta .
/ˈdæləs ætˈlæntə/
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San
Francisco
London .
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Atlanta
noun
US /ætˈlæntə/
state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
From this reading “Dallas Atlanta .”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Boston .”
Chicago
noun
US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Chicago .”
Dallas
noun
US /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading “Dallas Atlanta .”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “San Francisco London .”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “New York .”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “New York .”
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AtlantanounUS /ætˈlæntə/
state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
From this reading Dallas Atlanta .
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston .
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Chicago .
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading Dallas Atlanta .
Francisco
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading San Francisco London .
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading San Francisco London .
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York .
San
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading San Francisco London .
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York .
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- Boston
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- Chicago
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- Dallas
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- Atlanta
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