Chapter 1 of Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc. With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively. "Then come and take 'em!"
Chapter 1 of Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 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 "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.”
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
From this reading “With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.”
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
From this reading “Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.”
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading “With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.”
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.”
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then come and take 'em!"
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Then come and take 'em!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Then come and take 'em!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
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 With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
carry out
From this reading "Then come and take 'em!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then come and take 'em!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Author of "With Hoops of Steel," "The Delafield Affair," Etc.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading With Illustrations in Color by Stanley L. Wood "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively.
Chapter 1 of Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories by Florence Finch Kelly holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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 450 sentences of Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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