Chapter 1 of The House by the Lock is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The House by the Lock is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. "Hullo, old chap! Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night? What's brought you back to civilisation again?"
Chapter 1 of The House by the Lock is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bookbinder” — a worker whose trade is binding books
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Hullo, old chap!”
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading “_Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading “_Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “_Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “_Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
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.
In this reading “"Hullo, old chap!”
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anew
From this reading What's brought you back to civilisation again?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading What's brought you back to civilisation again?"
plural of “bookbinder” — a worker whose trade is binding books
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a borough of New York City
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading What's brought you back to civilisation again?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Hullo, old chap!
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
From this reading What's brought you back to civilisation again?"
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
be a co-author on (a book, a paper)
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
at any time
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hullo, old chap!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Hullo, old chap!
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Co-author of "The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc._ PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What's brought you back to civilisation again?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's brought you back to civilisation again?"
which person or people
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who would ever have thought of seeing you here to-night?
Chapter 1 of The House by the Lock by A. M. (Alice Muriel) [Adapter] Williamson holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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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