Chapter 1 of Ruby Roland, the Girl Spy is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ruby Roland, the Girl Spy is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). RUBY ROLAND, THE GIRL SPY. BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. New England News Co., Boston, Mass. A TALE OF THE LONG TRAIL.
Chapter 1 of Ruby Roland, the Girl Spy is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.”
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading “BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.”
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).”
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).”
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “RUBY ROLAND, THE GIRL SPY.”
catch sight of
From this reading “RUBY ROLAND, THE GIRL SPY.”
the words of something written
From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).”
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From this reading BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TALE OF THE LONG TRAIL.
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading New England News Co., Boston, Mass.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New England News Co., Boston, Mass.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading New England News Co., Boston, Mass.
a young female
From this reading RUBY ROLAND, THE GIRL SPY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A TALE OF THE LONG TRAIL.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading New England News Co., Boston, Mass.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.
information about recent and important events
From this reading New England News Co., Boston, Mass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALE OF THE LONG TRAIL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUBY ROLAND, THE GIRL SPY.
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading RUBY ROLAND, THE GIRL SPY.
catch sight of
From this reading RUBY ROLAND, THE GIRL SPY.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TALE OF THE LONG TRAIL.
the words of something written
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUBY ROLAND, THE GIRL SPY.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A TALE OF THE LONG TRAIL.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.
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 BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.
Chapter 1 of Ruby Roland, the Girl Spy by Frederick Whittaker holds 20 sentences, grouped into 4 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 20 sentences of Ruby Roland, the Girl Spy, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
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