Chapter 1 of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc. 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
Chapter 1 of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Cloth.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading ““And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!””
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading “Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
a young female
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
on one occasion
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
a French soldier (especially in World War I)
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
put a saddle on
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth Fielding in the Saddle,” Etc.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu _could_ love a fat girl!”
Chapter 1 of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound by Alice B. Emerson holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 145 sentences of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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