Chapter 1 of Mike Marble: His Crotchets and Oddities. is here in full — 722 sentences across 145 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mike Marble: His Crotchets and Oddities. is here in full — 722 sentences across 145 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document. | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ EDITOR OF WOODWORTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET. HIS CROTCHETS AND ODDITIES. With Tinted Illustrations.
Chapter 1 of Mike Marble: His Crotchets and Oddities. is here in full — 722 sentences across 145 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading “| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ EDITOR OF WOODWORTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ EDITOR OF WOODWORTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Tinted Illustrations.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.”
plural of “oddity” — eccentricity that is not easily explained
From this reading “HIS CROTCHETS AND ODDITIES.”
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading “With Tinted Illustrations.”
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ EDITOR OF WOODWORTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS CROTCHETS AND ODDITIES.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ EDITOR OF WOODWORTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS CROTCHETS AND ODDITIES.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ EDITOR OF WOODWORTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET.
either extremity of something that has length
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS CROTCHETS AND ODDITIES.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Tinted Illustrations.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
plural of “oddity” — eccentricity that is not easily explained
From this reading HIS CROTCHETS AND ODDITIES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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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
From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading With Tinted Illustrations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Tinted Illustrations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ EDITOR OF WOODWORTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET.
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ EDITOR OF WOODWORTH'S YOUTH'S CABINET.
Chapter 1 of Mike Marble: His Crotchets and Oddities. by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth holds 722 sentences, grouped into 145 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 722 sentences of Mike Marble: His Crotchets and Oddities., unabridged, divided into 145 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Mike Marble: His Crotchets and Oddities. by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 722 sentences, grouped into 145 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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