Chapter 1 of Phebe, the Blackberry Girl is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Phebe, the Blackberry Girl is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHEBE, THE BLACKBERRY GIRL. EDWARD LIVERMORE. WORCESTER. PHEBE, THE BLACKBERRY GIRL. INTRODUCTION.
Chapter 1 of Phebe, the Blackberry Girl is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading “PHEBE, THE BLACKBERRY GIRL.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “EDWARD LIVERMORE.”
a young female
From this reading “PHEBE, THE BLACKBERRY GIRL.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “INTRODUCTION.”
United States suffragist (1820-1905)
From this reading “EDWARD LIVERMORE.”
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading “WORCESTER.”
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large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading PHEBE, THE BLACKBERRY GIRL.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading EDWARD LIVERMORE.
a young female
From this reading PHEBE, THE BLACKBERRY GIRL.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading INTRODUCTION.
United States suffragist (1820-1905)
From this reading EDWARD LIVERMORE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHEBE, THE BLACKBERRY GIRL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHEBE, THE BLACKBERRY GIRL.
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading WORCESTER.
Chapter 1 of Phebe, the Blackberry Girl by Edward[Compiler] Livermore holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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 224 sentences of Phebe, the Blackberry Girl, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Phebe, the Blackberry Girl by Edward[Compiler] Livermore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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