Chapter 1 of Many happy returns of the day! is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Many happy returns of the day! is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Many happy returns of the day! is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having something undesirable neutralized
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a particular environment or walk of life
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plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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acknowledged as a supposition
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division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading “Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.”
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading “New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.”
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading “Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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a particular environment or walk of life
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plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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people in general considered as a whole
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without speaking
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Typographical errors and hyphenation inconsistencies were silently corrected.
in the company of; together with
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Chapter 1 of Many happy returns of the day! by Ellis Parker Butler holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 244 sentences of Many happy returns of the day!, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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