Chapter 1 of Letters of Peregrine Pickle is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Letters of Peregrine Pickle is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps. To view these, see the html version of the book. Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book. GEORGE P. UPTON. "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
Chapter 1 of Letters of Peregrine Pickle is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “"_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.”
gotten under control
From this reading “The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.”
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading “The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.”
a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
From this reading “To view these, see the html version of the book.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.”
not used up
From this reading “Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book.”
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “To view these, see the html version of the book.”
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.
In this reading “Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book.”
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From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
gotten under control
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE P. UPTON.
a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
From this reading To view these, see the html version of the book.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To view these, see the html version of the book.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading GEORGE P. UPTON.
not used up
From this reading Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To view these, see the html version of the book.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The original book contained decorative borders and illustrated dropcaps.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To view these, see the html version of the book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To view these, see the html version of the book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGE P. UPTON.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading To view these, see the html version of the book.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading To view these, see the html version of the book.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading "_This, That and the Other._" CHICAGO: THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 121 and 123 State Street.
Chapter 1 of Letters of Peregrine Pickle by George P. (George Putnam) Upton holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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 375 sentences of Letters of Peregrine Pickle, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Letters of Peregrine Pickle by George P. (George Putnam) Upton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 375 sentences, grouped into 75 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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