Chapter 1 of The Widow Davis and the young milliners is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Widow Davis and the young milliners is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Story for Young Ladies. "THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC. THREE ILLUSTRATIONS. NEW YORK: NELSON & PHILLIPS. CINCINNATI: HITCHCOCK & WALDEN.
Chapter 1 of The Widow Davis and the young milliners is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “CINCINNATI: HITCHCOCK & WALDEN.”
English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
From this reading “CINCINNATI: HITCHCOCK & WALDEN.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “THREE ILLUSTRATIONS.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “"THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “NEW YORK: NELSON & PHILLIPS.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “"THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “NEW YORK: NELSON & PHILLIPS.”
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.
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a young female
In this reading “A Story for Young Ladies.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A Story for Young Ladies.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading CINCINNATI: HITCHCOCK & WALDEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Story for Young Ladies.
English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
From this reading CINCINNATI: HITCHCOCK & WALDEN.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading THREE ILLUSTRATIONS.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading A Story for Young Ladies.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading "THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading NEW YORK: NELSON & PHILLIPS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: NELSON & PHILLIPS.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading "THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: NELSON & PHILLIPS.
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 A Story for Young Ladies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE MOTHER'S MISSION," "THE OBJECT OF LIFE," ETC.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE ILLUSTRATIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CINCINNATI: HITCHCOCK & WALDEN.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: NELSON & PHILLIPS.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A Story for Young Ladies.
Chapter 1 of The Widow Davis and the young milliners by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 200 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.
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