Chapter 1 of Barren Ground is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Barren Ground is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_. A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
Chapter 1 of Barren Ground is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “_by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
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 “_by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.”
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading “A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
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 girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
In this reading “A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
In this reading “A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
a young female
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
having the color of ripe oranges
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
having the color of ripe oranges
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
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 _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading A girl in an orange-coloured shawl stood at the window of Pedlar's store and looked, through the falling snow, at the deserted road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _by arrangement with Doubleday Page & Co._ "_A girl in an orange-colored shawl_.
Chapter 1 of Barren Ground by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Barren Ground, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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