Chapter 1 of Tales of My Time, Vol. 1 (of 3): Who Is She? is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 1 of Tales of My Time, Vol. 1 (of 3): Who Is She? is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain. TALES OF MY TIME. BY THE AUTHOR OF BLUE-STOCKING HALL. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL.
Chapter 1 of Tales of My Time, Vol. 1 (of 3): Who Is She? is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 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 AUTHOR OF BLUE-STOCKING HALL.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.”
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.”
(formal) by means of this
From this reading “The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.”
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 “TALES OF MY TIME.”
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading “The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
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 THREE VOLUMES.”
In this reading “The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.”
In this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF BLUE-STOCKING HALL.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF BLUE-STOCKING HALL.
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF BLUE-STOCKING HALL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF BLUE-STOCKING HALL.
(formal) by means of this
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TALES OF MY TIME.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
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 TALES OF MY TIME.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TALES OF MY TIME.
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cover of this ebook was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain.
Chapter 1 of Tales of My Time, Vol. 1 (of 3): Who Is She? by William Pitt Scargill holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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 56 sentences of Tales of My Time, Vol. 1 (of 3): Who Is She?, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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