Chapter 1 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 1 of 3) is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 1 of 3) is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some quotation marks were left out of the printing. Preserved as printed. Numerous mispellings. These were retained as printed. Italicized text surrounded by "_" .
Chapter 1 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 1 of 3) is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “Numerous mispellings.”
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading “Preserved as printed.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “Preserved as printed.”
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.”
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading “Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.”
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading “These were retained as printed.”
the words of something written
From this reading “Italicized text surrounded by "_" .”
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 “Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Preserved as printed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italicized text surrounded by "_" .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Italicized text surrounded by "_" .
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Numerous mispellings.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading Numerous mispellings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading Preserved as printed.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Preserved as printed.
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading These were retained as printed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
confined on all sides
From this reading Italicized text surrounded by "_" .
the words of something written
From this reading Italicized text surrounded by "_" .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were retained as printed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some quotation marks were left out of the printing.
Chapter 1 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 1 of 3) by William Pitt Scargill holds 22 sentences, grouped into 5 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 22 sentences of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 1 of 3), unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 1 of 3) by William Pitt Scargill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 22 sentences, grouped into 5 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.
Work through the 5 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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