Chapter I
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ELSIE DINSMORE. ELSIE'S HOLIDAYS AT ROSELANDS. ELSIE'S GIRLHOOD. ELSIE'S WOMANHOOD. ELSIE'S MOTHERHOOD.
Mildred at Home
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mildred at Home is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ELSIE
DINSMORE.
ELSIE'S
HOLIDAYS
AT
ROSELANDS.
ELSIE'S
GIRLHOOD.
ELSIE'S
WOMANHOOD.
ELSIE'S
MOTHERHOOD.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Mildred at Home
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mildred at Home is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
ELSIE
DINSMORE.
Line 2
ELSIE'S
HOLIDAYS
AT
ROSELANDS.
Line 3
ELSIE'S
GIRLHOOD.
Line 4
ELSIE'S
WOMANHOOD.
Line 5
ELSIE'S
MOTHERHOOD.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
girlhood
noun
US /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading “ELSIE'S GIRLHOOD.”
holidays
noun
US /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “ELSIE'S HOLIDAYS AT ROSELANDS.”
motherhood
noun
US /ˈmʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
From this reading “ELSIE'S MOTHERHOOD.”
womanhood
noun
US /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading “ELSIE'S WOMANHOOD.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 9
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ELSIE'S HOLIDAYS AT ROSELANDS.
DINSMORE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELSIE DINSMORE.
ELSIE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELSIE DINSMORE.
ELSIE'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELSIE'S HOLIDAYS AT ROSELANDS.
GIRLHOODnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading ELSIE'S GIRLHOOD.
HOLIDAYSnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading ELSIE'S HOLIDAYS AT ROSELANDS.
MOTHERHOODnounUS /ˈmʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
From this reading ELSIE'S MOTHERHOOD.
ROSELANDS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELSIE'S HOLIDAYS AT ROSELANDS.
WOMANHOODnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading ELSIE'S WOMANHOOD.
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- Elsie
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- Dinsmore
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- Elsie's
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- Holidays
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