Chapter 1 of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase. Blank pages have been eliminated. Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original. Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of
From this reading “Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.”
past form of “eliminate” — terminate, end, or take out
From this reading “Blank pages have been eliminated.”
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading “Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.”
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading “Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading “Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.”
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 “Blank pages have been eliminated.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Blank pages have been eliminated.
fearless and daring
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
past form of “eliminate” — terminate, end, or take out
From this reading Blank pages have been eliminated.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
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 Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
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 Blank pages have been eliminated.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England THE OUTING PRESS DEPOSIT, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories by Ralph Delahaye Paine holds 420 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 420 sentences of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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