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Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY. No. 67 Five Cents. THE WOOING OF LEOLA. BY MRS. ALEX.
The wooing of Leola
Chapter I
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Price,
THE
LEISURE
HOUR
LIBRARY.
No.
67
Five
Cents.
THE
WOOING
OF
LEOLA.
BY
MRS.
ALEX.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The wooing of Leola
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The wooing of Leola is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Price,
THE
LEISURE
HOUR
LIBRARY.
/praɪs ðə ˈleʒər ˈaʊər ˈlaɪbreriː/
Line 2
No.
67
Five
Cents.
Line 3
THE
WOOING
OF
LEOLA.
Line 4
BY
MRS.
/baɪ ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 5
ALEX.
Learner Dictionary
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Cents
noun
US /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “No. 67 Five Cents.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “No. 67 Five Cents.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.”
leisure
noun
US /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “BY MRS.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.”
wooing
noun
US /ˈwuːɪŋ/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “THE WOOING OF LEOLA.”
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Five Cents
noun + noun
counted as “five cent”
In this reading “No. 67 Five Cents.”
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67
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From this reading No. 67 Five Cents.
ALEX
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From this reading ALEX.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
CentsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading No. 67 Five Cents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading No. 67 Five Cents.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.
LEISUREnounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.
LEOLA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOOING OF LEOLA.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading No. 67 Five Cents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOOING OF LEOLA.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Price, THE LEISURE HOUR LIBRARY.
WOOINGnounUS /ˈwuːɪŋ/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading THE WOOING OF LEOLA.
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- Price
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