Chapter 1 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase. OLIVE LEAVES. SKETCHES OF CHARACTER. MRS. L. H. SIGOURNEY.
Chapter 1 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.”
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading “In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “OLIVE LEAVES.”
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “SKETCHES OF CHARACTER.”
the words of something written
From this reading “In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.”
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.”
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.
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a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters
In this reading “In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading SKETCHES OF CHARACTER.
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading L. H. SIGOURNEY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. H. SIGOURNEY.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading OLIVE LEAVES.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SKETCHES OF CHARACTER.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading OLIVE LEAVES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L. H. SIGOURNEY.
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading SKETCHES OF CHARACTER.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
the words of something written
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In this text-only version, italic was marked with _, and text in small capitals was converted to uppercase.
Chapter 1 of Olive Leaves by L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 452 sentences of Olive Leaves, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Olive Leaves by L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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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