Chapter 1 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NELLIE ARUNDEL. _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM." Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise. The Memory My beloved Father. "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
Chapter 1 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading “"ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."”
dearly loved
From this reading “The Memory My beloved Father.”
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading “Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.”
(of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall
From this reading “_A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “"ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.”
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In this reading “The Memory My beloved Father.”
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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 _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NELLIE ARUNDEL.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
dearly loved
From this reading The Memory My beloved Father.
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
dearly loved
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The Memory My beloved Father.
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
(of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall
From this reading _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The Memory My beloved Father.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Memory My beloved Father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NELLIE ARUNDEL.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
refrain from harming
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Tale of Home Life._ AUTHOR OF "THE GABLED FARM."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
at the time that
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
belonging to which person
From this reading Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "ADA, my dear, you will spoil your eyes if you attempt to read by firelight."
Chapter 1 of Nellie Arundel by Catharine Shaw holds 155 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.
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