Chapter 1 of Inside the Lines is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Inside the Lines is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN. N. Y. "I had two trunks--two, you ninny! Two!
Chapter 1 of Inside the Lines is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bookbinder” — a worker whose trade is binding books
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “_Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
past form of “found” — set up or found
a stupid foolish person
From this reading “"I had two trunks--two, you ninny!”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “_Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN.”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “"I had two trunks--two, you ninny!”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
plural of “bookbinder” — a worker whose trade is binding books
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a borough of New York City
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had two trunks--two, you ninny!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had two trunks--two, you ninny!
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading N. Y.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a stupid foolish person
From this reading "I had two trunks--two, you ninny!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
participate in games or sport
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Founded on Earl Derr Biggers' Play of the Same Name_ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading "I had two trunks--two, you ninny!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I had two trunks--two, you ninny!
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading N. Y.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I had two trunks--two, you ninny!
Chapter 1 of Inside the Lines by Earl Derr Biggers holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 198 sentences of Inside the Lines, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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