Chapter 1 of E. K. Means is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of E. K. Means is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Text delimited by equal signs is bold. Text delimited by underscores is italic. Character preceeded by a caret is superscript.] _Is this a title? It is not.
Chapter 1 of E. K. Means is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “Text delimited by equal signs is bold.”
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “Character preceeded by a caret is superscript.]”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “Text delimited by equal signs is bold.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Text delimited by underscores is italic.”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Text delimited by equal signs is bold.”
the words of something written
From this reading “Text delimited by equal signs is bold.”
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “_Is this a title?”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading “Text delimited by underscores is italic.”
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.
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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 Character preceeded by a caret is superscript.]
fearless and daring
From this reading Text delimited by equal signs is bold.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Text delimited by equal signs is bold.
a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
From this reading Character preceeded by a caret is superscript.]
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Character preceeded by a caret is superscript.]
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading Text delimited by equal signs is bold.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Text delimited by equal signs is bold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text delimited by equal signs is bold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Text delimited by underscores is italic.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Character preceeded by a caret is superscript.]
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Text delimited by equal signs is bold.
a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
From this reading Character preceeded by a caret is superscript.]
the words of something written
From this reading Text delimited by equal signs is bold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Is this a title?
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading _Is this a title?
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Text delimited by underscores is italic.
Chapter 1 of E. K. Means by E. K. (Eldred Kurtz) Means holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of E. K. Means, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of E. K. Means by E. K. (Eldred Kurtz) Means exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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