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Granny Maumee

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Granny Maumee is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.
To O. H. D. T.
GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.
Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.
In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Granny Maumee

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Granny Maumee is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.
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To O. H. D. T.
/tuː oʊ eɪtʃ diː tiː/
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GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.
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Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.
/red ˈkɑːtən ˈkɜːrtənz ənd red ˈkʌvərz ɑːn ðə tʃerz ənd ˈteɪbəl/
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In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

application noun US /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

From this reading “Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.”

blackened adjective US /ˈblækənd/

darkened by smoke

From this reading “GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.”

covers noun US /ˈkʌvərz/

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

From this reading “Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.”

fireplace noun US /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading “In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.”

Granny noun US /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.”

perform verb US /pərˈfɔːrm/

carry out or perform an action

From this reading “Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.”

publishers noun US /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading “Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.”

Rider noun US /ˈraɪdər/

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading “Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Red cotton noun + noun

In this reading “Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.”

Living room noun + noun

a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

In this reading “GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.”

on the chairs preposition + article + noun counted as “on … chair”

In this reading “Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.”

All words in this reading · 55

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.

applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/

darkened by smoke

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

chairsnounUS /tʃerz/

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.

cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.

coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

From this reading Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.

curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/

plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.

Cyrenian

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading To O. H. D. T.

DreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

GrannynounUS /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

HnounUS /eɪtʃ/

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading To O. H. D. T.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

LivingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

Maumee

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading To O. H. D. T.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/

carry out or perform an action

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

permissionnounUS /pərˈmɪʃən/

approval to do something

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

playsnounUS /pleɪz/

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

publishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.

RidernounUS /ˈraɪdər/

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

SCENEnounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/

one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

smoulders

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In left corner back, an open fire smoulders in a great rough fireplace.

TnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading To O. H. D. T.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Red cotton curtains and red covers on the chairs and table.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Granny Maumee The Rider of Dreams Simon The Cyrenian For permission to perform these plays application must be made to the author in care of the publishers.

wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading GRANNY MAUMEE GRANNY MAUMEE SCENE: _Living room in an old cabin with walls blackened by age.

Chapter 1 of Granny Maumee by Ridgely Torrence holds 483 sentences, grouped into 97 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.

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