Chapter 1 of "Some Say" is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of "Some Say" is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc. C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A. Electrotyped by Geo. C. Scott & Sons "SOME SAY." Part I.
Chapter 1 of "Some Say" is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 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 "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.”
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
From this reading “Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “C. Scott & Sons "SOME SAY."”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “C. Scott & Sons "SOME SAY."”
plural of “story” — 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 “Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
how long something has existed
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Electrotyped by Geo.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
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From this reading Electrotyped by Geo.
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From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
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From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
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From this reading Electrotyped by Geo.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
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From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part I.
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 Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
express in words
From this reading C. Scott & Sons "SOME SAY."
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading C. Scott & Sons "SOME SAY."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading C. Scott & Sons "SOME SAY."
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading C. Scott & Sons "SOME SAY."
plural of “story” — 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 Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
at the time that
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Queen Hildegarde," "Five-Minute Stories," "When I Was Your Age," "Narcissa," "Marie," "Nautilus," etc.
Chapter 1 of "Some Say" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 386 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.
Chapter 1 holds 386 sentences of "Some Say", unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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