Chapter 1 of Three Sides of Paradise Green is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Three Sides of Paradise Green is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc. New York The Century Co. November 22, 1913. It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal. I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
Chapter 1 of Three Sides of Paradise Green is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “New York The Century Co.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “November 22, 1913.”
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
From this reading “Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.”
a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
From this reading “Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," 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 The Century Co.”
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.
In this reading “It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.”
at or in or to the adjacent residence
In this reading “Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.”
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From this reading November 22, 1913.
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From this reading November 22, 1913.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
(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 It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
a period of 100 years
From this reading New York The Century Co.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York The Century Co.
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From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
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From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
a young female
From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
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From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York The Century Co.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading November 22, 1913.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Girl Next Door," "The Sapphire Signet," etc.
a special situation
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I never would have thought of such a thing by myself.
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 The Century Co.
Chapter 1 of Three Sides of Paradise Green by Augusta Huiell Seaman holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 170 sentences of Three Sides of Paradise Green, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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