Chapter 1 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more." IN TWO VOLUMES. HARPER & BROTHERS, CLIFF-ST. The miser's children.
Chapter 1 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “"Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “HARPER & BROTHERS, CLIFF-ST.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The miser's children.”
someone who plays the harp
From this reading “HARPER & BROTHERS, CLIFF-ST.”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “"Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “"Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.”
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 “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading HARPER & BROTHERS, CLIFF-ST.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The miser's children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARPER & BROTHERS, CLIFF-ST.
someone who plays the harp
From this reading HARPER & BROTHERS, CLIFF-ST.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The miser's children.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Let those shine now that never shone before, And those that always shone now shine the more."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
Chapter 1 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Robert Montgomery Bird holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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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