Chapter 1 of The Squirrel Inn is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Squirrel Inn is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?" "THE LATE MRS. NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS. LECKS AND MRS. ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
Chapter 1 of The Squirrel Inn is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
object formed by a mold
From this reading “NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “_AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"”
position 100 in a countable series of things
From this reading “ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.”
a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
From this reading “_AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “_AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"”
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From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LECKS AND MRS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.
object formed by a mold
From this reading NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.
reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
an outlying farm
From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
position 100 in a countable series of things
From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "THE LATE MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LECKS AND MRS.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "THE LATE MRS.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading NULL," "THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading _AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALESHINE," "THE MERRY CHANTER," "THE HUNDREDTH MAN," ETC._ THE DE VINNE PRESS.
Chapter 1 of The Squirrel Inn by Frank R. Stockton holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of The Squirrel Inn, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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