Chapter 1 of The Andersons is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Andersons is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC. ETC. "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone." "IT doesn't matter! That's to say, it can't be helped.
Chapter 1 of The Andersons is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “"Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.”
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “That's to say, it can't be helped.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “"Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “"Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That's to say, it can't be helped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's to say, it can't be helped.
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IT doesn't matter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading That's to say, it can't be helped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT doesn't matter!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "IT doesn't matter!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.
express in words
From this reading That's to say, it can't be helped.
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's to say, it can't be helped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DALRYMPLES," "MISS CON," "SWEETBRIAR," ETC.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
an old word for “to”
From this reading "Live to thy neighbor: live unto thy God: Not to thyself alone."
Chapter 1 of The Andersons by Agnes Giberne holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 263 sentences of The Andersons, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Andersons by Agnes Giberne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 263 sentences, grouped into 53 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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