Chapter 1 of The Carpenter's Daughter is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Carpenter's Daughter is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC. ETC. WITH COLOURED FRONTISPIECE.
Chapter 1 of The Carpenter's Daughter is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC.”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."”
possessive form of “carpenter” — a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading “CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “WITH COLOURED FRONTISPIECE.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER.”
plural of “peacemaker” — someone who tries to bring peace
From this reading “"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
possessive form of “carpenter” — a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading WITH COLOURED FRONTISPIECE.
a female human offspring
From this reading CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
an ornamental facade
From this reading WITH COLOURED FRONTISPIECE.
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 "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
plural of “peacemaker” — someone who tries to bring peace
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH COLOURED FRONTISPIECE.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading BY THE AUTHORS OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Carpenter's Daughter by Susan Warner holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 226 sentences of The Carpenter's Daughter, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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