Chapter 1 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEVELAND, O. ------ NEW YORK, N. Y. MADE IN U. S. A. THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO. Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
Chapter 1 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.”
without care or concern
From this reading “Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.”
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “CLEVELAND, O.”
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading “THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.”
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.”
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, N. Y.”
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 “Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.”
In this reading “Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
the craft of binding books
From this reading THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
without care or concern
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading CLEVELAND, O.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
a young female
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading ------ NEW YORK, N. Y.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ------ NEW YORK, N. Y.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading CLEVELAND, O.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
cut with a saw
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
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From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Allen Drew, glancing carelessly about as he started for the shore-end of the pier, suddenly saw the girl coming in his direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading ------ NEW YORK, N. Y.
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, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of Doubloons—and the Girl by John Maxwell Forbes holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 143 sentences of Doubloons—and the Girl, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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