Chapter 1 of Some Everyday Folk and Dawn is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Some Everyday Folk and Dawn is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Table of Contents is not part of the original book. IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1902. GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS. AUSTRALIAN. AMERICAN EQUIVALENTS.
Chapter 1 of Some Everyday Folk and Dawn is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “AMERICAN EQUIVALENTS.”
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “AUSTRALIAN.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.”
plural of “equivalent” — a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading “AMERICAN EQUIVALENTS.”
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading “GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.”
use slang or vulgar language
From this reading “GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS.”
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From this reading IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1902.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AMERICAN EQUIVALENTS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading AUSTRALIAN.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
plural of “equivalent” — a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading AMERICAN EQUIVALENTS.
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1902.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1902.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1902.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
use slang or vulgar language
From this reading GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG TERMS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1902.
Chapter 1 of Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Miles Franklin holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of Some Everyday Folk and Dawn, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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