Chapter 1 of Oranges and lemons is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Oranges and lemons is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE. PRUDENT PRISCILLA. PEOPLE OF POPHAM. Illustrated.
Chapter 1 of Oranges and lemons is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS”
plural of “lemon” — yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS”
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS”
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading “PRUDENT PRISCILLA.”
the words of something written
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS
plural of “lemon” — yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEOPLE OF POPHAM.
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEOPLE OF POPHAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRUDENT PRISCILLA.
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading PRUDENT PRISCILLA.
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ ORANGES AND LEMONS
Chapter 1 of Oranges and lemons by Mary C. E. Wemyss holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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 449 sentences of Oranges and lemons, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Oranges and lemons by Mary C. E. Wemyss exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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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