Chapter 1 of Lewie is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Lewie is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF THE “SILVER LAKE STORIES,” ETC. ETC. “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.” “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.” AUBURN: ALDEN, BEARDSLEY & CO.
Chapter 1 of Lewie is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
From this reading “AUBURN: ALDEN, BEARDSLEY & CO.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading ““Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.””
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading ““Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.””
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading ““Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.””
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading ““Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.””
morally reprehensible
From this reading ““Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.””
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading ““Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.””
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading ““Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.””
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From this reading AUBURN: ALDEN, BEARDSLEY & CO.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
From this reading AUBURN: ALDEN, BEARDSLEY & CO.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “SILVER LAKE STORIES,” ETC.
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From this reading AUBURN: ALDEN, BEARDSLEY & CO.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading AUBURN: ALDEN, BEARDSLEY & CO.
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From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
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From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “SILVER LAKE STORIES,” ETC.
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From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “SILVER LAKE STORIES,” ETC.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
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From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “SILVER LAKE STORIES,” ETC.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “SILVER LAKE STORIES,” ETC.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “SILVER LAKE STORIES,” ETC.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “SILVER LAKE STORIES,” ETC.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Train up this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Mother! thy gentle hand hath mighty power, For thou alone may’st train, and guide, and mould, Plants that shall blossom with an odor sweet, Or like the cursed fig-tree, wither and become Vile cumberers of the ground.”
Chapter 1 of Lewie by Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins) Bradford holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 432 sentences of Lewie, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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