Chapter 1 of An Uninvited Member is here in full — 597 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of An Uninvited Member is here in full — 597 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO PLAYS EXCHANGED. Amateur Series. DENISON’S ACTING PLAYS. A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays. Large Catalogue Free.
Chapter 1 of An Uninvited Member is here in full — 597 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “DENISON’S ACTING PLAYS.”
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading “Amateur Series.”
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading “Large Catalogue Free.”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.”
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading “A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.”
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.
In this reading “A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.”
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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 A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading DENISON’S ACTING PLAYS.
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading Amateur Series.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading Large Catalogue Free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENISON’S ACTING PLAYS.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Large Catalogue Free.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Large Catalogue Free.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.
not any; not one
From this reading NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Amateur Series.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading A Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays.
Chapter 1 of An Uninvited Member by Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Frances) Guptill holds 597 sentences, grouped into 120 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 597 sentences of An Uninvited Member, unabridged, divided into 120 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of An Uninvited Member by Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Frances) Guptill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 597 sentences, grouped into 120 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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