Chapter 1 of Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO. CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N.Y. _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO. CLEVELAND, O. There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
Chapter 1 of Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.”
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N.Y.”
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading “_Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.”
your grandmother
From this reading “There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.”
past form of “print” — put into print
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading “THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “_Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.”
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.
(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 There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
the craft of binding books
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N.Y.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N.Y.
your grandmother
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N.Y.
not any; not one
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N.Y.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
a source of difficulty
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would have been no trouble at all, Nan was sure, had it not been for that new bag.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N.Y.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N.Y.
Chapter 1 of Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall by Annie Roe Carr holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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