Chapter 1 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAYBEE’S STEPPING-STONES. AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC. “The gold of that land is good.”—GEN. 2:12. IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
Chapter 1 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 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 “AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.”
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading “IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.”
made of earth (or baked clay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.”
informal term for information
From this reading ““The gold of that land is good.”—GEN.”
with fondness; with love
From this reading “IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.”
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.”
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In this reading “AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.”
In this reading “IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.”
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From this reading 2:12.
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From this reading 2:12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
made of earth (or baked clay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.
informal term for information
From this reading “The gold of that land is good.”—GEN.
coins made of gold
From this reading “The gold of that land is good.”—GEN.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “The gold of that land is good.”—GEN.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The gold of that land is good.”—GEN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “The gold of that land is good.”—GEN.
with fondness; with love
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
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From this reading MAYBEE’S STEPPING-STONES.
used to form the superlative
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAYBEE’S STEPPING-STONES.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The gold of that land is good.”—GEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The gold of that land is good.”—GEN.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
in the direction of
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.
during the time that
From this reading AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED, WITH A PRAYER THAT IT MAY BE INDEED TO THEM _STEPPING-STONES TOWARDS HEAVEN_.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading AUTHOR OF “EARTHEN VESSELS,” “WORTH WHILE,” “APRON-STRINGS,” ETC.
Chapter 1 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones by Archie Fell holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of Maybee's Stepping-Stones, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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