Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Forrest House is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_MRS. MARY J. HOLMES_. TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE. ENGLISH ORPHANS. HOMESTEAD ON HILLSIDE.
Forrest House
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Forrest House is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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_MRS.
MARY
J.
HOLMES_.
TEMPEST
AND
SUNSHINE.
ENGLISH
ORPHANS.
HOMESTEAD
ON
HILLSIDE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Forrest House
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Forrest House is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
MARY
J.
HOLMES_.
/ˈmeri dʒeɪ hoʊmz/
Line 3
TEMPEST
AND
SUNSHINE.
/ˈtempəst ənd ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
Line 4
ENGLISH
ORPHANS.
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈɔːrfənz/
Line 5
HOMESTEAD
ON
HILLSIDE.
/ˈhoʊmsted ɑːn ˈhɪlsaɪd/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “ENGLISH ORPHANS.”
hillside
noun
US /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading “HOMESTEAD ON HILLSIDE.”
holmes
noun
US /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
homestead
noun
US /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading “HOMESTEAD ON HILLSIDE.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY J. HOLMES_.”
orphans
noun
US /ˈɔːrfənz/
plural of “orphan” — a child who has lost both parents
From this reading “ENGLISH ORPHANS.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.”
tempest
noun
US /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 12
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading ENGLISH ORPHANS.
HILLSIDEnounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading HOMESTEAD ON HILLSIDE.
HOLMESnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading MARY J. HOLMES_.
HOMESTEADnounUS /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading HOMESTEAD ON HILLSIDE.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading MARY J. HOLMES_.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY J. HOLMES_.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _MRS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOMESTEAD ON HILLSIDE.
ORPHANSnounUS /ˈɔːrfənz/
plural of “orphan” — a child who has lost both parents
From this reading ENGLISH ORPHANS.
the rays of the sun
From this reading TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
TEMPESTnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
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- Holmes
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- Tempest
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- English
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