Chapter 1 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 1 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott holds 446 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 446 sentences of Fairy Prince and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly. "Do you remember him--specially?" "Do I remember him?" cried my father. He looked astonished. "Do I remember him?
Chapter 1 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
very surprised
From this reading “He looked astonished.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Do you remember him--specially?"”
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From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
very surprised
From this reading He looked astonished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do I remember him?" cried my father.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you remember him--specially?"
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From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked astonished.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you remember him--specially?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I remember him?" cried my father.
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From this reading He looked astonished.
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From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you remember him--specially?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you remember him--specially?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "His father roomed with you at college, you say?" asked my mother very softly.
