Chapter 1 of Nobody is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Nobody is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC. ETC. "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?" NOTICE TO READER. The following is again a true story of real life.
Chapter 1 of Nobody is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 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 "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “"Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “The following is again a true story of real life.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “NOTICE TO READER.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “NOTICE TO READER.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “The following is again a true story of real life.”
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 “The following is again a true story of real life.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.”
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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 The following is again a true story of real life.
anew
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading NOTICE TO READER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading NOTICE TO READER.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
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 The following is again a true story of real life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOTICE TO READER.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The following is again a true story of real life.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD" "QUEECHY" ETC.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me see; What think you of falling in love?"
Chapter 1 of Nobody by Susan Warner holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 207 sentences of Nobody, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Nobody by Susan Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Nobody, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
