Chapter 1 of Much Ado About Something is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Much Ado About Something is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "PILGRIMAGE," ETC. Fairyland! Fairyland! There was to be high revel in Fairyland. From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
Chapter 1 of Much Ado About Something is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 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 "PILGRIMAGE," ETC.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.”
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading “Fairyland!”
assemble or get together
From this reading “From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.”
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "PILGRIMAGE," ETC.”
take delight in
From this reading “There was to be high revel in Fairyland.”
against difficulties
From this reading “From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.”
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 “There was to be high revel in Fairyland.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PILGRIMAGE," ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was to be high revel in Fairyland.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PILGRIMAGE," ETC.
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading Fairyland!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
assemble or get together
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There was to be high revel in Fairyland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was to be high revel in Fairyland.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PILGRIMAGE," ETC.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading AUTHOR OF "PILGRIMAGE," ETC.
take delight in
From this reading There was to be high revel in Fairyland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was to be high revel in Fairyland.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was to be high revel in Fairyland.
against difficulties
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was to be high revel in Fairyland.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading From far and wide, from uphill and down dale, from here, there and all about, the little people were to gather in the Violet Valley.
Chapter 1 of Much Ado About Something by C. E. (Charles Edward) Lawrence holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of Much Ado About Something, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Much Ado About Something by C. E. (Charles Edward) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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