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The Trail of the Green Doll
The Trail of the Green Doll

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Trail of the Green Doll is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”
Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.
TOURISTS WELCOME,” it said.
That was all.
But the sign was in the shape of an arrow.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Trail of the Green Doll

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Trail of the Green Doll is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”
Line 2
Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.
/ˈhʌni wɑːz sərˈveɪɪŋ wɪð praɪd ðə saɪn ʃiː hæd dʒʌst ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈletərɪŋ/
Line 3
TOURISTS WELCOME,” it said.
/ˈtʊrəsts ˈwelkəm ɪt sed/
Line 4
That was all.
/ðæt wɑːz ɔːl/
Line 5
But the sign was in the shape of an arrow.
/bʌt ðə saɪn wɑːz ɪn ðə ʃeɪp ʌv æn ˈæroʊ/

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.

Birthday noun US /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading “_The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?””

Doll noun US /dɑːl/

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

Granddaughter noun US /ˈɡrændɔːtər/

a female grandchild

From this reading “_The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?””

lettering noun US /ˈletərɪŋ/

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading “Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.”

Publication noun US /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

surveying noun US /sərˈveɪɪŋ/

the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

From this reading “Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.”

Tenth noun US /tenθ/

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading “_The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?””

tourists noun US /ˈtʊrəsts/

plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure

From this reading ““TOURISTS WELCOME,” it said.”

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.

just finished adverb + adjective

In this reading “Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.”

In Order preposition + noun

in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

In this reading “_The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?””

in the shape preposition + article + noun counted as “in … shape”

In this reading “But the sign was in the shape of an arrow.”

with pride preposition + noun

In this reading “Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.”

All words in this reading · 48

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.

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 That was all.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading But the sign was in the shape of an arrow.

arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading But the sign was in the shape of an arrow.

BirthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

BOLTON

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the sign was in the shape of an arrow.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

doesn't

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

DollnounUS /dɑːl/

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

FamousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

GiftnounUS /ɡɪft/

something acquired without compensation

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

GranddaughternounUS /ˈɡrændɔːtər/

a female grandchild

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

GreennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

HoneynounUS /ˈhʌni/

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

JUDY

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

letteringnounUS /ˈletərɪŋ/

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

MARGARET

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

MysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

OrdernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

PublicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “TOURISTS WELCOME,” it said.

shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading But the sign was in the shape of an arrow.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

signnounUS /saɪn/

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

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 _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

surveyingnounUS /sərˈveɪɪŋ/

the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

SUTTON

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

TenthnounUS /tenθ/

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was all.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

Tina

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

TOURISTSnounUS /ˈtʊrəsts/

plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure

From this reading “TOURISTS WELCOME,” it said.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Honey was surveying with pride the sign she had just finished lettering.

WELCOMEverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading “TOURISTS WELCOME,” it said.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The Famous_ JUDY BOLTON _Mystery Stories_ By MARGARET SUTTON _In Order of Publication_ _To My Granddaughter Tina On Her Tenth Birthday With the Gift of the Green Doll_ “It looks nice, doesn’t it, Judy?”

Chapter 1 of The Trail of the Green Doll by Margaret Sutton holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Trail of the Green Doll contain?

Chapter 1 holds 131 sentences of The Trail of the Green Doll, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Trail of the Green Doll by Margaret Sutton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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.

How do I study chapter 1 of The Trail of the Green Doll?

Work through the 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 27 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #50014, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 232 minutes of reading across 559 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Trail of the Green Doll

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Trail of the Green Doll, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Famous
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Trail of the Green Doll; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bolton
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Trail of the Green Doll; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mystery
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Trail of the Green Doll; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stories
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