Chapter 1 of The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 1 of The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “$1.50 For His Country.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Net $1.20 Postpaid $1.32 The Story of the Gravelys.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “$1.50 Rose à Charlitte.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See https://”
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 “Net $1.20 Postpaid $1.32 The Story of the Gravelys.”
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.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Net $1.20 Postpaid $1.35 ’Tilda Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading $1.50 Rose à Charlitte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading $1.50 Rose à Charlitte.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading $1.50 For His Country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading $1.50 For His Country.
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading $1.50 For His Country.
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From this reading See https://
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From this reading Net $1.20 Postpaid $1.35 ’Tilda Jane.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Net $1.20 Postpaid $1.32 The Story of the Gravelys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used especially of mail; paid in advance
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any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading $1.50 Rose à Charlitte.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
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 Net $1.20 Postpaid $1.32 The Story of the Gravelys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading Net $1.20 Postpaid $1.35 ’Tilda Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading $1.50 Rose à Charlitte.
Chapter 1 of The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls by Marshall Saunders holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 163 sentences of The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls by Marshall Saunders exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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