Chapter 1 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co. "Mother! Mother! he has a daughter! Isn't that perfectly fine?" Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
Chapter 1 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.”
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading “Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!”
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading “See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!”
in a weary manner
From this reading “Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!”
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In this reading “See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.”
seek information from
In this reading “Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!”
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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 Mother! he has a daughter!
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
a period of 100 years
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
a female human offspring
From this reading Mother! he has a daughter!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Isn't that perfectly fine?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother! he has a daughter!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mother! he has a daughter!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that perfectly fine?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Isn't that perfectly fine?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isn't that perfectly fine?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
in a weary manner
From this reading Mrs. Penrose looked up wearily; her head ached, and Sue was so noisy!
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading See http:// Illustrated by W. D. Stevens New York The Century Co.
Chapter 1 of Quicksilver Sue by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 212 sentences of Quicksilver Sue, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Quicksilver Sue by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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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About 178 minutes of reading across 429 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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