Chapter 1 of Bylow Hill is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Bylow Hill is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?" (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair. "Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes." "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched." "I am waiting busily for her slayer."
Chapter 1 of Bylow Hill is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."”
in a busy manner
From this reading “"I am waiting busily for her slayer."”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"”
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading “"I am waiting busily for her slayer."”
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading “(Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “"I am waiting busily for her slayer."”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “"But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."”
English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
From this reading “"Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am waiting busily for her slayer."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
in a busy manner
From this reading "I am waiting busily for her slayer."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
rid of obstructions
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
a female human offspring
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am waiting busily for her slayer."
an ornamental facade
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am waiting busily for her slayer."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."
on the contrary
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading "I am waiting busily for her slayer."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "I am waiting busily for her slayer."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "But to know every day and hour that I'm watched."
English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
From this reading "Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading (Frontispiece) Indeed it was clear that to go away would be unfair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Arthur Winslow, I give you five minutes."
somewhat young
From this reading With Illustrations by F. C. Yohn "Father," laughed the daughter, "isn't this rather youngish?"
Chapter 1 of Bylow Hill by George Washington Cable holds 485 sentences, grouped into 97 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 485 sentences of Bylow Hill, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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