Chapter 1 of From Now On is here in full — 942 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of From Now On is here in full — 942 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc. The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B. A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track. It swelled in volume. It came again and again.
Chapter 1 of From Now On is here in full — 942 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading ““The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc.”
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading ““The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.”
feeling self-importance
From this reading “It swelled in volume.”
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading “The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.”
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In this reading “A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.”
In this reading “A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.”
In this reading “It came again and again.”
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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 A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc.
anew
From this reading It came again and again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It swelled in volume.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It swelled in volume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc.
small in range or scope
From this reading The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
one of four equal parts
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
any competition
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
feeling self-importance
From this reading It swelled in volume.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Adventures Of Jimmie Dale,” Etc.
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Toronto C. C. B.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading It swelled in volume.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A WILD and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track.
Chapter 1 of From Now On by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 942 sentences, grouped into 189 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 942 sentences of From Now On, unabridged, divided into 189 reading sections.
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