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Chapter 1 of The Young Ship-Builders of Elm Island is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
--Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected. ELM ISLAND STORIES. ELM ISLAND. AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC. NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
Chapter 1 of The Young Ship-Builders of Elm Island is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.”
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “ELM ISLAND STORIES.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “--Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.”
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading “NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.”
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading “--Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.”
an aimless drawing
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.”
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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From this reading NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
a youthful male person
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading --Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading ELM ISLAND STORIES.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading --Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ELM ISLAND STORIES.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading --Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading --Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading --Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.
an aimless drawing
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
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 ELM ISLAND STORIES.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading NEW YORK: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE HARD SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.
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: LEE, SHEPARD & DILLINGHAM, 49 GREENE STREET.
Chapter 1 of The Young Ship-Builders of Elm Island by Elijah Kellogg holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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