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The girl with the green eyes

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.
Set up and electrotyped.
Published November, 1905.
#Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.
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The girl with the green eyes

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The girl with the green eyes is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.
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Set up and electrotyped.
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Published November, 1905.
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#Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
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CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

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Cushing noun US /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/

United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)

From this reading “#Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”

Ideal adjective US /aɪˈdiːl/

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading “CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.”

Interpreter noun US /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprətər/

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

From this reading “CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.”

Mass noun US /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading “#Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”

November noun US /noʊˈvembər/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading “Published November, 1905.”

Press verb US /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading “#Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”

Published adjective US /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading “Published November, 1905.”

Smith noun US /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading “#Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”

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1905

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From this reading Published November, 1905.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

ACTverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

Berwick

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From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

BLOODGOOD

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From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

CLARA

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From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

ConounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/

United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

electrotyped

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

EyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

FriendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

GirlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

GreennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

HousenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

IdealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

InterpreternounUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprətər/

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

Jinny

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

Ltd

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From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

Macmillan

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From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

MassnounUS /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

MCMV

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

Norwood

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading Published November, 1905.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

PressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

PublishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Published November, 1905.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

SetverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

SmithnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

Tillmans

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From this reading CLARA BLOODGOOD Good Friend and Ideal Interpreter of "Jinny" _THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES_ ACT I. The Tillmans' House, New York.

UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading #Norwood Press# J. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The Girl with the Green Eyes The Macmillan Company _New York MCMV_ London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

Chapter 1 of The girl with the green eyes by Clyde Fitch holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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.

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Chapter 1 holds 454 sentences of The girl with the green eyes, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.

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