Chapter 1 of Aunt Jo's scrap-bag, Volume 6 is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Aunt Jo's scrap-bag, Volume 6 is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hyphenation and spelling standardized. Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling was preserved. Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage. Otherwise, the editor's punctuation style was preserved. Table of Contents' page numbers were updated.
Chapter 1 of Aunt Jo's scrap-bag, Volume 6 is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
From this reading “Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling was preserved.”
possessive form of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “Otherwise, the editor's punctuation style was preserved.”
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading “Hyphenation and spelling standardized.”
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading “Otherwise, the editor's punctuation style was preserved.”
cause to conform to standard or norm
From this reading “Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.”
brought into conformity with a standard
From this reading “Hyphenation and spelling standardized.”
past form of “update” — modernize or bring up to date
From this reading “Table of Contents' page numbers were updated.”
liable to or capable of change
From this reading “Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling was preserved.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hyphenation and spelling standardized.
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
From this reading Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling was preserved.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Table of Contents' page numbers were updated.
possessive form of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading Otherwise, the editor's punctuation style was preserved.
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Hyphenation and spelling standardized.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.
not able to be found
From this reading Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Table of Contents' page numbers were updated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Table of Contents' page numbers were updated.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling was preserved.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Table of Contents' page numbers were updated.
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling was preserved.
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading Otherwise, the editor's punctuation style was preserved.
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Hyphenation and spelling standardized.
cause to conform to standard or norm
From this reading Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.
brought into conformity with a standard
From this reading Hyphenation and spelling standardized.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Otherwise, the editor's punctuation style was preserved.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Table of Contents' page numbers were updated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Otherwise, the editor's punctuation style was preserved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.
past form of “update” — modernize or bring up to date
From this reading Table of Contents' page numbers were updated.
the act of using
From this reading Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.
liable to or capable of change
From this reading Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling was preserved.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Otherwise, archaic and variable spelling was preserved.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Missing quotation marks were added to standardize usage.
Chapter 1 of Aunt Jo's scrap-bag, Volume 6 by Louisa May Alcott holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of Aunt Jo's scrap-bag, Volume 6, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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