Chapter I
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LANCASTER'S CHOICE. MRS. ALEX. McVEIGH MILLER. CLEVELAND, O., U. S. A.
Lancaster's Choice
Chapter I
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LANCASTER'S
CHOICE.
MRS.
ALEX.
McVEIGH
MILLER.
CLEVELAND,
O.,
U.
S.
A.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Lancaster's Choice
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lancaster's Choice is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
LANCASTER'S
CHOICE.
Line 2
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 3
ALEX.
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McVEIGH
MILLER.
Line 5
CLEVELAND,
O.,
U.
S.
A.
/ˈkliːvlənd oʊ juː es ə/
Learner Dictionary
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the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “LANCASTER'S CHOICE.”
cleveland
noun
US /ˈkliːvlənd/
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “CLEVELAND, O., U. S. A.”
miller
noun
US /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “McVEIGH MILLER.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CLEVELAND, O., U. S. A.
ALEX
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From this reading ALEX.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading LANCASTER'S CHOICE.
CLEVELANDnounUS /ˈkliːvlənd/
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading CLEVELAND, O., U. S. A.
LANCASTER'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LANCASTER'S CHOICE.
McVEIGH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McVEIGH MILLER.
MILLERnounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading McVEIGH MILLER.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
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 CLEVELAND, O., U. S. A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CLEVELAND, O., U. S. A.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading CLEVELAND, O., U. S. A.
Chapter 1 of Lancaster's Choice by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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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Vocabulary met early in Lancaster's Choice
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- Lancaster's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lancaster's Choice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Choice
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- Mcveigh
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- Miller
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