Chapter 1 of Leonore Stubbs is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Leonore Stubbs is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "MR. SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC. "She can't come." "She shan't come, then--if you like that better." "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
Chapter 1 of Leonore Stubbs is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 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.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "MR.”
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “"She shan't come, then--if you like that better."”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “"Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "She shan't come, then--if you like that better."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She can't come."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "She can't come."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "She shan't come, then--if you like that better."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "She shan't come, then--if you like that better."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shan't come, then--if you like that better."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She can't come."
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She shan't come, then--if you like that better."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SMITH," "THE BABY'S GRANDMOTHER," ETC.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "She shan't come, then--if you like that better."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Aye, of course, it's 'But father'--I might have known it would be that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She shan't come, then--if you like that better."
Chapter 1 of Leonore Stubbs by Lucy Bethia Walford holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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