Chapter 1 of Christmas at Cedar Hill is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Christmas at Cedar Hill is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CEDAR HILL. A HOLIDAY STORY-BOOK. AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC. NEW YORK: THOMAS WHITTAKER. NO.
Chapter 1 of Christmas at Cedar Hill is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.”
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “CEDAR HILL.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “A HOLIDAY STORY-BOOK.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “NEW YORK: THOMAS WHITTAKER.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “NEW YORK: THOMAS WHITTAKER.”
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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 HOLIDAY STORY-BOOK.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading CEDAR HILL.
travel across or pass over
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading CEDAR HILL.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading A HOLIDAY STORY-BOOK.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: THOMAS WHITTAKER.
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOLIDAY STORY-BOOK.
successive (without a break)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading NEW YORK: THOMAS WHITTAKER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: THOMAS WHITTAKER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "IRISH AMY," "STRAIGHT FORWARD," "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS," "WINIFRED," ETC.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: THOMAS WHITTAKER.
Chapter 1 of Christmas at Cedar Hill by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 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.
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