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The Nether Millstone
The Nether Millstone

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Nether Millstone is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.
Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.
_Page_ 32 (_Frontispiece_).
"She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."
_Page_ 15.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Nether Millstone

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Nether Millstone is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.
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Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.
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_Page_ 32 (_Frontispiece_).
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"She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."
/ʃiː keɪm ˈsloʊli daʊn ðə steps ənd stʊd bɪˈtwiːn ðə tuː men/
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_Page_ 15.

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Boston noun US /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading “Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.”

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crimson adjective US /ˈkrɪmzən/

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading “Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.”

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google noun US /ˈɡuːɡəl/

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

From this reading “Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.”

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Library noun US /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading “Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.”

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Printers noun US /ˈprɪntərz/

plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading “Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.”

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Scan verb US /skæn/

examine minutely or intensely

From this reading “Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.”

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slave noun US /sleɪv/

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading “Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.”

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Source noun US /sɔːrs/

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading “Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Public Library noun + noun

a nonprofit library maintained for public use

In this reading “Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.”

1,378 times in 426,211 chapters
two men noun + noun

In this reading “"She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."”

39,966 times in 426,211 chapters
between the two preposition + article + noun counted as “between … two”

In this reading “"She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."”

14,923 times in 426,211 chapters
stood between verb + particle

In this reading “"She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."”

2,805 times in 426,211 chapters
slowly down adverb + adjective

In this reading “"She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."”

3,663 times in 426,211 chapters
came slowly verb + particle counted as “come slowly”

In this reading “"She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."”

3,408 times in 426,211 chapters

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15

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From this reading _Page_ 15.

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32

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From this reading _Page_ 32 (_Frontispiece_).

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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BLINDnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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BooksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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BostonnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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ConounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

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com

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From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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CRIMSONadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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CROWNnounUS /kraʊn/

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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DMgdAAAAMAAJ

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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ETC

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From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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FRED

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From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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Frontispiecenoun

an ornamental facade

From this reading _Page_ 32 (_Frontispiece_).

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GooglenounUS /ˈɡuːɡəl/

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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https

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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idnounUS /ɪd/

a state in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

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LibrarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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PagenounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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Parkhill

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

Pending verification
pg

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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PrintersnounUS /ˈprɪntərz/

plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

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PublicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

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ScanverbUS /skæn/

examine minutely or intensely

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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SILENCEnounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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SLAVEnounUS /sleɪv/

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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SourcenounUS /sɔːrs/

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."

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UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

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WEIGHTnounUS /weɪt/

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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WHITEnounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Page Scan Source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=DMgdAAAAMAAJ&pg (The New York Public Library) BY FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND," "THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.

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Chapter 1 of The Nether Millstone by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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