Chapter 1 of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other is here in full — 698 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other is here in full — 698 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC. BY THE SAME AUTHOR. CARLOTTA'S INTENDED, and Other Tales. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.
Chapter 1 of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other is here in full — 698 sentences across 140 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 “BY THE SAME AUTHOR.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “"A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “"A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “CARLOTTA'S INTENDED, and Other Tales.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “"A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.”
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From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARLOTTA'S INTENDED, and Other Tales.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
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From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
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From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading CARLOTTA'S INTENDED, and Other Tales.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.
Identical; not different.
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
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 GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
plural of “tale” — 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 CARLOTTA'S INTENDED, and Other Tales.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, $1 50.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading "A GOLDEN WEDDING" "THE STORY OF BABETTE" "CARLOTTA'S INTENDED" ETC.
Chapter 1 of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other by Ruth McEnery Stuart holds 698 sentences, grouped into 140 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 698 sentences of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other, unabridged, divided into 140 reading sections.
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