Chapter 1 of Left at home is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Left at home is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Or, The Heart's Resting-place. Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc. And Through All Booksellers. "Stop, Mr. Arthur, if you please. You are not to go upstairs.
Chapter 1 of Left at home is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"Stop, Mr. Arthur, if you please.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.”
plural of “bookseller” — the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading “And Through All Booksellers.”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Or, The Heart's Resting-place.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.”
on a floor above
From this reading “You are not to go upstairs.”
migratory
From this reading “Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And Through All Booksellers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Through All Booksellers.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not to go upstairs.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Stop, Mr. Arthur, if you please.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
plural of “bookseller” — the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading And Through All Booksellers.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You are not to go upstairs.
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Or, The Heart's Resting-place.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Stop, Mr. Arthur, if you please.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Stop, Mr. Arthur, if you please.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are not to go upstairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, The Heart's Resting-place.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Stop, Mr. Arthur, if you please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or, The Heart's Resting-place.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop, Mr. Arthur, if you please.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or, The Heart's Resting-place.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And Through All Booksellers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are not to go upstairs.
on a floor above
From this reading You are not to go upstairs.
migratory
From this reading Author of "Wandering May;" "Clarie's Little Charge;" "Lonely Lily;" Etc.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Stop, Mr. Arthur, if you please.
Chapter 1 of Left at home by Mary L. (Mary Louisa) Code holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 111 sentences of Left at home, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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