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Chapter 1 of Stories for Helen is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC. "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS. CHESNUT STREET. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. ADVERTISEMENT.
Chapter 1 of Stories for Helen is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state capital of South Australia
From this reading “AUTHOR OF STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC.”
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “ADVERTISEMENT.”
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading “"Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “"Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.”
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In this reading “"Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.”
In this reading “"Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.”
In this reading “Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
In this reading “Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”
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From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading AUTHOR OF STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading ADVERTISEMENT.
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From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC.
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From this reading CHESNUT STREET.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUTHOR OF STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
of great significance or value
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
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 STORIES FOR EMMA, STORIES FOR ADELAIDE, ETC.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading CHESNUT STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1845, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
a late time of life
From this reading "Our most important are our earliest years."--_Cowper._ PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS.
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