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The shadow between them
The shadow between them

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The shadow between them is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
Italics are represented thus _italic_.
Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.
All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The shadow between them

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The shadow between them is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
/ˈɑːbviəs ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl ˈerərz hæv bɪn ˈsaɪləntli kərˈektəd/
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Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
Line 3
Italics are represented thus _italic_.
/aɪˈtælɪks ɑːr ˌreprɪˈzentɪd ðʌs aɪˈtælɪk/
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Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.
/ˈkerfəli səˈlektɪd lʌv ˈstɔːriz noʊt ðə ˈɔːθərz ðer ɪz sʌtʃ ə prəˈfjuːʒən ʌv ɡʊd bʊks ɪn ðɪs lɪst ðæt ɪt ɪz æn ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti tuː ɜːrdʒ juː tuː səˈlekt ˈeni pərˈtɪkjələr ˈtaɪtəl ɔːr ˈɔːθərz wɜːrk/
Line 5
All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Fleming noun US /ˈflemɪŋ/

British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

From this reading “All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.”

Gilman noun US /ˈɡɪlmən/

United States feminist (1860-1935)

From this reading “All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.”

hyphenation noun US /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

From this reading “Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.”

italic noun US /aɪˈtælɪk/

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

Italics noun US /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading “Italics are represented thus _italic_.”

punctuation noun US /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

From this reading “Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.”

typographical adjective US /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.”

Variations noun US /ˌveriˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

From this reading “Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.”

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.

Carefully Selected adverb + adjective

In this reading “Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.”

same type adjective + noun

In this reading “All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.”

other writers adjective + noun counted as “other writer”

In this reading “All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.”

Love Stories noun + noun counted as “love story”

a story dealing with love

In this reading “Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.”

All words in this reading · 93

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

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

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

accentsnounUS /ˈæksents/

plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

Agnes

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

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

Alex

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

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/

possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

AuthorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

CarefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/

taking care or paying attention

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

centsnounUS /sents/

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/

third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.

errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.

especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/

British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

Garvice

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

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

Georgie

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

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

GilmannounUS /ˈɡɪlmən/

United States feminist (1860-1935)

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

Harriet

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

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.

hyphenationnounUS /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

impossibilitynounUS /ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti/

incapability of existing or occurring

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

italicnounUS /aɪˈtælɪk/

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.

ItalicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.

LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

LovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

McVeigh

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

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

NotenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

pricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

profusionnounUS /prəˈfjuːʒən/

the property of being extremely abundant

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

representedadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

selectadjectiveUS /səˈlekt/

of superior grade

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

SelectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/

chosen in preference to another

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

Sheldon

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

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/

without speaking

From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.

spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/

forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

standardisedadjective

brought into conformity with a standard

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

StoriesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/

plural of “story” — 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 Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.

titlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

typenounUS /taɪp/

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.

unchangedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒd/

not made or become different

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/

force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

VariationsnounUS /ˌveriˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

From this reading Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

Wenona

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From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Carefully Selected Love Stories _Note the Authors!_ There is such a profusion of good books in this list, that it is an impossibility to urge you to select any particular title or author’s work.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading All that we can say is that any line that contains the complete works of Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Charles Garvice, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, May Agnes Fleming, Wenona Gilman, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, and other writers of the same type, is worthy of your attention, especially when the price has been set at 15 cents the volume.

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