Chapter 1 of If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.”
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.”
plural of “exaggeration” — extravagant exaggeration
From this reading “Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.”
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading “EDWARD E. HALE.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://www.archive.org/details/ifyesperhaps00halerich IF, YES, AND PERHAPS.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.”
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.”
plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order
From this reading “Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., Successors To Ticknor and Fields.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
From this reading Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., Successors To Ticknor and Fields.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., Successors To Ticknor and Fields.
true confidential information
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading EDWARD E. HALE.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading EDWARD E. HALE.
plural of “exaggeration” — extravagant exaggeration
From this reading Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., Successors To Ticknor and Fields.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading EDWARD E. HALE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/ifyesperhaps00halerich IF, YES, AND PERHAPS.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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on condition that; in the event that
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
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a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries.
a brief written record
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., Successors To Ticknor and Fields.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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by chance
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plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.
plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order
From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., Successors To Ticknor and Fields.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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from one end or side of something to the other
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From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., Successors To Ticknor and Fields.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., Successors To Ticknor and Fields.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact.
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
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an affirmative
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Chapter 1 of If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities by Edward Everett Hale holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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