Chapter 1 of My Mother's Gold Ring is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of My Mother's Gold Ring is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italic text has been marked with _underscores_. Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=. Number One. MY MOTHER'S GOLD RING. FOUNDED ON FACT.
Chapter 1 of My Mother's Gold Ring is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 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.
fearless and daring
From this reading “Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=.”
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=.”
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading “FOUNDED ON FACT.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=.”
the words of something written
From this reading “Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
fearless and daring
From this reading Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=.
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading FOUNDED ON FACT.
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading FOUNDED ON FACT.
coins made of gold
From this reading MY MOTHER'S GOLD RING.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MY MOTHER'S GOLD RING.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY MOTHER'S GOLD RING.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Number One.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FOUNDED ON FACT.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Number One.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading MY MOTHER'S GOLD RING.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=.
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
Chapter 1 of My Mother's Gold Ring by Lucius M. (Lucius Manlius) Sargent holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 153 sentences of My Mother's Gold Ring, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of My Mother's Gold Ring by Lucius M. (Lucius Manlius) Sargent exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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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