Never

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By Nathan Dane Urner • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Italics delimited by underscores.] _A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society’s Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments._ THE NEW BOOK Queenie Hetherton _JUST OUT_.

For Sale Everywhere Price, $1.50.

Never: _A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society’s Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments._ “Shoot Folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise.”

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Never Nathan Dane Urner

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Never is here in full — 562 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

This project uses utf-8 encoded characters. If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters. Italics delimited by underscores.] _A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society’s Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments._ THE NEW BOOK Queenie Hetherton _JUST OUT_. For Sale Everywhere Price, $1.50. Never: _A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society’s Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments._ “Shoot Folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise.”

Never

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Never is here in full — 562 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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For Sale Everywhere Price, $1.50.

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Aspirants noun US /ˈæspərənts/

plural of “aspirant” — an ambitious and aspiring young person

From this reading “Italics delimited by underscores.] _A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society’s Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments._ THE NEW BOOK Queenie Hetherton _JUST OUT_.”

encoded verb US /enˈkoʊdɪd/

past form of “encode” — convert information into code

From this reading “This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.”

font noun US /fɑːnt/

a specific size and style of type within a type family

From this reading “If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.”

readable adjective US /ˈriːdəbəl/

easily deciphered

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settings noun US /ˈsetɪŋz/

plural of “setting” — the context and environment in which something is set

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Society's noun US /səˈsaɪətiz/

possessive form of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

underscores noun US /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/

plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

Uninitiated adjective US /ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪd/

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

Word partnerships in these lines

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For Sale preposition + noun

available for purchase

In this reading “For Sale Everywhere Price, $1.50.”

NEW BOOK adjective + noun

In this reading “Italics delimited by underscores.] _A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society’s Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments._ THE NEW BOOK Queenie Hetherton _JUST OUT_.”

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1.50

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From this reading For Sale Everywhere Price, $1.50.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Italics delimited by underscores.] _A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society’s Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments._ THE NEW BOOK Queenie Hetherton _JUST OUT_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Never: _A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society’s Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments._ “Shoot Folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise.”

AspirantsnounUS /ˈæspərənts/

plural of “aspirant” — an ambitious and aspiring young person

Attainments

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BOOKnounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

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catchverbUS /kætʃ/

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

charactersnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

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checkverbUS /tʃek/

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

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delimitedadjective

having the limits or boundaries established

displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/

something intended to communicate a particular impression

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encodedverbUS /enˈkoʊdɪd/

past form of “encode” — convert information into code

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ensureverbUS /enˈʃʊr/

make certain of

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EverywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/

to or in any or all places

From this reading For Sale Everywhere Price, $1.50.

fliesnounUS /flaɪz/

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

fontnounUS /fɑːnt/

a specific size and style of type within a type family

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

GiddyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪdi/

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

GlitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

Hand-Book

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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HeightsnounUS /haɪts/

a high place

Hetherton

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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

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InexperiencedadjectiveUS /ɪnɪkˈspɪriənst/

lacking practical experience or training

installedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/

inflected form of “instal” — set up for use

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

ItalicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

JUSTadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

mannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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OUTadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

PricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading For Sale Everywhere Price, $1.50.

projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/

communicate vividly

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

Queenie

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readableadjectiveUS /ˈriːdəbəl/

easily deciphered

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readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

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RefinedadjectiveUS /rəˈfaɪnd/

(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel

riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

SalenounUS /seɪl/

a particular instance of selling

From this reading For Sale Everywhere Price, $1.50.

settingsnounUS /ˈsetɪŋz/

plural of “setting” — the context and environment in which something is set

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ShootverbUS /ʃuːt/

hit with a missile from a weapon

Society'snounUS /səˈsaɪətiz/

possessive form of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

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textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/

plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

UninitiatedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪd/

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

usesnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/

plural of “use” — the act of using

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utf

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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Chapter 1 of Never by Nathan Dane Urner holds 562 sentences, grouped into 113 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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Chapter 1 holds 562 sentences of Never, unabridged, divided into 113 reading sections.

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