Chapter 1 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end. BY FLORENCE HOLBROOK. ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON. HOLBROOK'S DRAMATIC READER.
Chapter 1 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading “HOLBROOK'S DRAMATIC READER.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.”
on a list
From this reading “A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.”
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.”
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading “Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.”
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading “ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON.”
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 A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY FLORENCE HOLBROOK.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading HOLBROOK'S DRAMATIC READER.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading BY FLORENCE HOLBROOK.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY FLORENCE HOLBROOK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOLBROOK'S DRAMATIC READER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
on a list
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON.
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading HOLBROOK'S DRAMATIC READER.
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A printer error has been changed and is listed at the end.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.
Chapter 1 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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 472 sentences of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
Work through the 95 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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