Chapter 1 of The Yellow Poppy is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Yellow Poppy is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF MR. ROWL, ETC. _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you . . loved you first and last, And love you on for ever .
Chapter 1 of The Yellow Poppy is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF MR.”
at any time
From this reading “. loved you first and last, And love you on for ever .”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “_First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .”
held dear
From this reading “_First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
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In this reading “. loved you first and last, And love you on for ever .”
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From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading . loved you first and last, And love you on for ever .
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROWL, ETC.
at any time
From this reading . loved you first and last, And love you on for ever .
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading . loved you first and last, And love you on for ever .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
immediately past
From this reading . loved you first and last, And love you on for ever .
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
held dear
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
a form of address for a man
From this reading AUTHOR OF MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF MR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading . loved you first and last, And love you on for ever .
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROWL, ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _First Published_ — 1920 _Second Impression_ — 1925 _Third Impression_ — 1926 “I love you, loved you .
Chapter 1 of The Yellow Poppy by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 17 sentences, grouped into 4 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 17 sentences of The Yellow Poppy, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Yellow Poppy by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 17 sentences, grouped into 4 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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