Chapter 1 of The Laurel Walk is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Laurel Walk is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Laurel Walk, by Mrs Molesworth. ________________________________________________________________________ THE LAUREL WALK, BY MRS MOLESWORTH. CHAPTER ONE. A RAINY EVENING. There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
Chapter 1 of The Laurel Walk is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.”
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading “There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.”
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading “The Laurel Walk, by Mrs Molesworth.”
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
From this reading “There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.”
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading “A RAINY EVENING.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RAINY EVENING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Laurel Walk, by Mrs Molesworth.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A RAINY EVENING.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading The Laurel Walk, by Mrs Molesworth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Laurel Walk, by Mrs Molesworth.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Laurel Walk, by Mrs Molesworth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading A RAINY EVENING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
do one's shopping
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Laurel Walk, by Mrs Molesworth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The Laurel Walk, by Mrs Molesworth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a chemist's shop at Craig Bay, quite a smart chemist's shop, with plate-glass windows and the orthodox "purple" and other coloured jars of Rosamund fame.
Chapter 1 of The Laurel Walk by Mrs. Molesworth holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The Laurel Walk, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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