Chapter I
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SALT. By CHARLES NORRIS. BEAUTY AND BANDS. By ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER. RAINBOW VALLEY.
Richard Richard
Chapter I
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SALT.
By
CHARLES
NORRIS.
BEAUTY
AND
BANDS.
By
ELLEN
THORNEYCROFT
FOWLER.
RAINBOW
VALLEY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Richard Richard
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Richard Richard is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
SALT.
/sɔːlt/
Line 2
By
CHARLES
NORRIS.
/baɪ tʃɑːrlz ˈnɔːrɪs/
Line 3
BEAUTY
AND
BANDS.
/ˈbjuːti ənd bændz/
Line 4
By
ELLEN
THORNEYCROFT
FOWLER.
Line 5
RAINBOW
VALLEY.
/ˈreɪnboʊ ˈvæli/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
bands
noun
US /bændz/
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “BEAUTY AND BANDS.”
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “BEAUTY AND BANDS.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “By CHARLES NORRIS.”
fowler
noun
US /ˈfaʊlər/
English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
From this reading “By ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.”
norris
noun
US /ˈnɔːrɪs/
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading “By CHARLES NORRIS.”
rainbow
noun
US /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading “RAINBOW VALLEY.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “SALT.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “RAINBOW VALLEY.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 12
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEAUTY AND BANDS.
BANDSnounUS /bændz/
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading BEAUTY AND BANDS.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading BEAUTY AND BANDS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By CHARLES NORRIS.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading By CHARLES NORRIS.
ELLEN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
FOWLERnounUS /ˈfaʊlər/
English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
From this reading By ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
NORRISnounUS /ˈnɔːrɪs/
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading By CHARLES NORRIS.
RAINBOWnounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading RAINBOW VALLEY.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading SALT.
THORNEYCROFT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading RAINBOW VALLEY.
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