Chapter 1 of The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays. THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York. 1912. I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father. I. T. BALLIN.
Chapter 1 of The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.”
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.”
plural of “gnome” — a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
From this reading “The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.”
an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
From this reading “The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.”
a sudden desire
From this reading “The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.”
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In this reading “I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.”
a prose narrative shorter than a novel
In this reading “The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.”
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From this reading THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
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From this reading THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
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From this reading 1912.
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From this reading THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
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From this reading I. T. BALLIN.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
plural of “gnome” — a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading I. T. BALLIN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I dedicate this book to the blessed memory of my father.
a sudden desire
From this reading The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains Author of "The Whim of Fate," and numerous short stories and plays.
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 SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 114-116 East 28th Street, New York.
Chapter 1 of The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains by Anna Goldmark Gross holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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 460 sentences of The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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