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Chapter 1 of Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY. FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES. LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO. IN THE BURGH OF KUHSCHNAPPEL. (_A GENUINE THORN PIECE_.)
Chapter 1 of Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.”
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
From this reading “LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.”
a university in England
From this reading “LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.”
a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
From this reading “LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “(_A GENUINE THORN PIECE_.)”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.”
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES.”
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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From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
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From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_A GENUINE THORN PIECE_.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES.
a line of approach
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
a borough in Scotland
From this reading IN THE BURGH OF KUHSCHNAPPEL.
a university in England
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading (_A GENUINE THORN PIECE_.)
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE BURGH OF KUHSCHNAPPEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE BURGH OF KUHSCHNAPPEL.
a room where books are kept
From this reading BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE BURGH OF KUHSCHNAPPEL.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading (_A GENUINE THORN PIECE_.)
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE BURGH OF KUHSCHNAPPEL.
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES.
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 LONDON: YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK 66 FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & CO.
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