Chapter 11 of Proverb Stories is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Proverb Stories is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Familiar Words. An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook. Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language. 6s. Essays by Montaigne.
Chapter 11 of Proverb Stories is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading “Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.”
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
From this reading “Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.”
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “Essays by Montaigne.”
a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
From this reading “An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.”
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading “An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.”
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.”
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading “An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.”
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.”
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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From this reading 6s.
-ing form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Essays by Montaigne.
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading Essays by Montaigne.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Familiar Words.
a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
From this reading An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
of the present time and place
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592)
From this reading Essays by Montaigne.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 6s.
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Familiar Words.
Chapter 11 of Proverb Stories by Louisa May Alcott holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 11 holds 441 sentences of Proverb Stories, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Proverb Stories by Louisa May Alcott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Work through the 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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