Chapter 1 of The Broken Bough: No. 435, IV. Series is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Broken Bough: No. 435, IV. Series is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No. 435 IV. SERIES. THE BROKEN BOUGH. Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union. AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION.
Chapter 1 of The Broken Bough: No. 435, IV. Series is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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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 “Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.”
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading “THE BROKEN BOUGH.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “THE BROKEN BOUGH.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.”
improved or brought up to date
From this reading “Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “SERIES.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.”
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.
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From this reading No. 435 IV.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading THE BROKEN BOUGH.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE BROKEN BOUGH.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading No. 435 IV.
not any; not one
From this reading No. 435 IV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.
improved or brought up to date
From this reading Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading SERIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN BOUGH.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.
Chapter 1 of The Broken Bough: No. 435, IV. Series by Anonymous holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 71 sentences of The Broken Bough: No. 435, IV. Series, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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