Chapter 1 of Dora is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dora is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.L. TAYLOR. DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW. WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora. William was his son, And she his niece. He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
Chapter 1 of Dora is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.”
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading “DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.L. TAYLOR.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “William was his son, And she his niece.”
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
From this reading “DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.L. TAYLOR.”
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 “DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.”
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.
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From this reading WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.L. TAYLOR.
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From this reading WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William was his son, And she his niece.
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From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.L. TAYLOR.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.L. TAYLOR.
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From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
engage in
From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading William was his son, And she his niece.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading William was his son, And she his niece.
a male human offspring
From this reading William was his son, And she his niece.
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.L. TAYLOR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading DRAWN AND ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GEORGE T. ANDREW.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.L. TAYLOR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William was his son, And she his niece.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He often look'd at them, And often thought, 'I'll make them man and wife.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH farmer Allan at the farm abode William and Dora.
Chapter 1 of Dora by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 61 sentences of Dora, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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