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Chapter 1 of The Runaways: A New and Original Story is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// There were places where a word was unreadable. In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets. G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION. Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
Chapter 1 of The Runaways: A New and Original Story is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading “G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.”
plural of “bracket” — a category falling within certain defined limits
From this reading “In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.”
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading “G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.”
possessive form of “gould” — United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading “Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://”
plural of “multitude” — a large indefinite number
From this reading “Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.”
not easily deciphered
From this reading “There were places where a word was unreadable.”
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 “In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.”
In this reading “Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.”
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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 There were places where a word was unreadable.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
plural of “bracket” — a category falling within certain defined limits
From this reading In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
possessive form of “gould” — United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.
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 G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.
small in range or scope
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
the force of workers available
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.
plural of “multitude” — a large indefinite number
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
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From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
above and across; more than
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There were places where a word was unreadable.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading G. Heath Robinson and J. Birch, Limited NAT GOULD: AN APPRECIATION.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were places where a word was unreadable.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
not easily deciphered
From this reading There were places where a word was unreadable.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In those places, the most likely word was used, enclosed in brackets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were places where a word was unreadable.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were places where a word was unreadable.
in or at the place that
From this reading There were places where a word was unreadable.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There were places where a word was unreadable.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Nat Gould's novels of the Turf are read and enjoyed by multitudes of men and women all over the world.
Chapter 1 of The Runaways: A New and Original Story by Nat Gould holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 199 sentences of The Runaways: A New and Original Story, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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