Chapter 1 of The golden windmill, and other stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The golden windmill, and other stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc. Set up and electrotyped. Published March, 1921. TO J. G. PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
Chapter 1 of The golden windmill, and other stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 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 “BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.”
set up or found
From this reading “PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.”
march in a procession
From this reading “Published March, 1921.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.”
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
From this reading “PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published March, 1921.”
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 “PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.”
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.
a prose narrative shorter than a novel
In this reading “PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.”
In this reading “PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.”
set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Published March, 1921.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
later than; following
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
carefully weighed
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
an opposing military force
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading TO J. G.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
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 TO J. G.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
set up or found
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
march in a procession
From this reading Published March, 1921.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published March, 1921.
on the contrary
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY STACY AUMONIER Author of “One After Another,” etc.
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 PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO J. G.
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.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
produce a literary work
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PREFACE “_Oh, that mine enemy would write a book—of short stories._” As you know, it is considered rather provocative to launch a book of short stories.
Chapter 1 of The golden windmill, and other stories by Stacy Aumonier holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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