Chapter 1 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled. “Marry David Curtis!” she exclaimed. “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times. Are you mad?” “No, but your uncle is,” bitterly.
Chapter 1 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading ““No, but your uncle is,” bitterly.”
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading ““Marry David Curtis!” she exclaimed.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading ““Marry David Curtis!” she exclaimed.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading ““Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.”
roused to anger
From this reading “Are you mad?””
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.”
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 ““Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.”
In this reading ““Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you mad?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “No, but your uncle is,” bitterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, but your uncle is,” bitterly.
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading “Marry David Curtis!” she exclaimed.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Marry David Curtis!” she exclaimed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Marry David Curtis!” she exclaimed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, but your uncle is,” bitterly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.
roused to anger
From this reading Are you mad?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
take in marriage
From this reading “Marry David Curtis!” she exclaimed.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Anne Meredith looked at her mother, appalled.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, but your uncle is,” bitterly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Marry David Curtis!” she exclaimed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Marry a man I have seen not more than a dozen times.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “No, but your uncle is,” bitterly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you mad?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, but your uncle is,” bitterly.
Chapter 1 of The Meredith Mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 245 sentences of The Meredith Mystery, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Meredith Mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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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