Chapter 1 of Bonanza is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Bonanza is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE. By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc. I. YELLOW SANDS. II. THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.
Chapter 1 of Bonanza is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “I. YELLOW SANDS.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “I. YELLOW SANDS.”
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 “THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.”
In this reading “I. YELLOW SANDS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. YELLOW SANDS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading THE LUMBER CAMP OF GULL ISLAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By ERNEST G. HENHAM, Author of “Menotah,” etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading I. YELLOW SANDS.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STORY OF THE OUTSIDE.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading I. YELLOW SANDS.
Chapter 1 of Bonanza by John Trevena holds 417 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 417 sentences of Bonanza, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Bonanza by John Trevena exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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