Chapter 1 of Horse Laughs is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Horse Laughs is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HORSE:LAUGHS. Chas. H. Marshall. RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.
Chapter 1 of Horse Laughs is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.”
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.”
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading “HORSE:LAUGHS.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “H. Marshall.”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.”
something you have to do
From this reading “RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.”
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.”
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In this reading “RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chas.
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
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 H. Marshall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading HORSE:LAUGHS.
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading HORSE:LAUGHS.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading H. Marshall.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
something you have to do
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading RECOGNITION OF NUMEROUS FAVOURS RECEIVED FROM HIM ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
Chapter 1 of Horse Laughs by Charles Hunt Marshall holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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 49 sentences of Horse Laughs, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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