Chapter 1 of "If Youth but Knew!" is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of "If Youth but Knew!" is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"IF YOUTH BUT KNEW!" AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC. "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped. Published April, 1906. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Chapter 1 of "If Youth but Knew!" is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Published April, 1906.”
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
your grandmother
From this reading “AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published April, 1906.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
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set up or found
In this reading “"_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.”
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From this reading Published April, 1906.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Published April, 1906.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "IF YOUTH BUT KNEW!"
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "IF YOUTH BUT KNEW!"
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 Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
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From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "IF YOUTH BUT KNEW!"
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
your grandmother
From this reading AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published April, 1906.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
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From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
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From this reading "_Si jeunesse savait..._ _Si vieillesse pouvait!_" (_Old French Song_) Set up and electrotyped.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading AUTHORS OF "ROSE OF THE WORLD," "FRENCH NAN," ETC., ETC.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "IF YOUTH BUT KNEW!"
Chapter 1 of "If Youth but Knew!" by Agnes Castle holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of "If Youth but Knew!", unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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