Chapter 1 of The King of Gee-Whiz is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The King of Gee-Whiz is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc. Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc. PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
Chapter 1 of The King of Gee-Whiz is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.”
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading “Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.”
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.”
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”
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.
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In this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”
In this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”
In this reading “Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
in the past
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
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 Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a borough of New York City
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
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.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
on one occasion
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
which person or people
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
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.
a late time of life
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
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