Chapter 1 of The Pleasant Street Partnership is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Pleasant Street Partnership is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD. =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE. 266 pages. Cloth. $1.00.
Chapter 1 of The Pleasant Street Partnership is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “=THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Cloth.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.”
not able to be found
From this reading “=THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.”
plural of “page” — 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 “266 pages.”
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading “=THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.”
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From this reading $1.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 266 pages.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.
not able to be found
From this reading =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.
plural of “page” — 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 266 pages.
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =THE SPECTACLE MAN.= A STORY OF THE MISSING BRIDGE.
Chapter 1 of The Pleasant Street Partnership by Mary Finley Leonard holds 416 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 416 sentences of The Pleasant Street Partnership, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Pleasant Street Partnership by Mary Finley Leonard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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