Chapter 1 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc. MADE IN U. S. A. "I don't believe a word of it!" "But, Helen, the doctor ought to know." "Of course he ought to know, but does he know?
Chapter 1 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 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 “AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “"But, Helen, the doctor ought to know."”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"But, Helen, the doctor ought to know."”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course he ought to know, but does he know?”
In this reading “"I don't believe a word of it!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe a word of it!"
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Helen, the doctor ought to know."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course he ought to know, but does he know?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "But, Helen, the doctor ought to know."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course he ought to know, but does he know?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe a word of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course he ought to know, but does he know?
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "But, Helen, the doctor ought to know."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe a word of it!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't believe a word of it!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But, Helen, the doctor ought to know."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "But, Helen, the doctor ought to know."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But, Helen, the doctor ought to know."
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I don't believe a word of it!"
Chapter 1 of The Carter Girls by Nell Speed holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 179 sentences of The Carter Girls, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Carter Girls by Nell Speed exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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