Chapter 1 of The house we live in is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The house we live in is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged. Italics are represented thus _italic_. All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original. This has been ignored.
Chapter 1 of The house we live in is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “heading” — a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading “All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original.”
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading “Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italics are represented thus _italic_.”
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading “Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
not made or become different
From this reading “Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.”
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading “Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.”
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 “Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This has been ignored.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
plural of “heading” — a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original.
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.
disregarded
From this reading This has been ignored.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original.
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
without speaking
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This has been ignored.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
not made or become different
From this reading Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading Variations in hyphenation and spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading All Chapter headings are within illustrations in the original.
Chapter 1 of The house we live in by Vesta J. (Vesta Jane) Farnsworth holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of The house we live in, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The house we live in by Vesta J. (Vesta Jane) Farnsworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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About 238 minutes of reading across 574 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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