Chapter 1 of Mamie's Watchword is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mamie's Watchword is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// MAMIE'S WATCHWORD. By the Author of this Volume. LITTLE SUNBEAMS. By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books." _The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.
Chapter 1 of Mamie's Watchword is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “By the Author of this Volume.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
clean or organized
From this reading “_The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See https:// MAMIE'S WATCHWORD.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “_The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “By the Author of this Volume.”
a slogan used to rally support for a cause
From this reading “See https:// MAMIE'S WATCHWORD.”
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.
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In this reading “By the Author of this Volume.”
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From this reading _The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading By the Author of this Volume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading _The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the Author of this Volume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// MAMIE'S WATCHWORD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// MAMIE'S WATCHWORD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By JOANNA H. MATHEWS, Author of the "Bessie Books."
clean or organized
From this reading _The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the Author of this Volume.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// MAMIE'S WATCHWORD.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _The Set in a neat box_, $6.00 THE FLOWERETS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the Author of this Volume.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By the Author of this Volume.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading By the Author of this Volume.
a slogan used to rally support for a cause
From this reading See https:// MAMIE'S WATCHWORD.
Chapter 1 of Mamie's Watchword by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews holds 499 sentences, grouped into 100 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 499 sentences of Mamie's Watchword, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Mamie's Watchword by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 499 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
Work through the 100 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 123 minutes of reading across 296 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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