Chapter 1 of Sarah's first start in life is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Sarah's first start in life is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SARAH'S FIRST START IN LIFE. BY ADELAIDE M. G. CAMPBELL. PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE. LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street. NEW YORK: E.
Chapter 1 of Sarah's first start in life is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state capital of South Australia
From this reading “BY ADELAIDE M. G. CAMPBELL.”
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading “LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.”
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading “BY ADELAIDE M. G. CAMPBELL.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.”
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.”
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “SARAH'S FIRST START IN LIFE.”
an extended area of land
From this reading “PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.”
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 “PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.”
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From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading BY ADELAIDE M. G. CAMPBELL.
a line of approach
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY ADELAIDE M. G. CAMPBELL.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading BY ADELAIDE M. G. CAMPBELL.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading SARAH'S FIRST START IN LIFE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading BY ADELAIDE M. G. CAMPBELL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SARAH'S FIRST START IN LIFE.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading SARAH'S FIRST START IN LIFE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY ADELAIDE M. G. CAMPBELL.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: E.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading SARAH'S FIRST START IN LIFE.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading SARAH'S FIRST START IN LIFE.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
an extended area of land
From this reading PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
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 LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 127, North Street.
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 NEW YORK: E.
Chapter 1 of Sarah's first start in life by Adelaide M. G. Campbell holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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