Chapter 1 of Tracy Park: A Novel is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Tracy Park: A Novel is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TELEGRAM. 'BREVOORT HOUSE, NEW YORK, Oct. 6th, 18--. '_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_. 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
Chapter 1 of Tracy Park: A Novel is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “'_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “'BREVOORT HOUSE, NEW YORK, Oct.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “'_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “THE TELEGRAM.”
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading “'_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.”
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 “'BREVOORT HOUSE, NEW YORK, Oct.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6th, 18--.
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From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6th, 18--.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'BREVOORT HOUSE, NEW YORK, Oct.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading '_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 'BREVOORT HOUSE, NEW YORK, Oct.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
come together
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
a form of address for a man
From this reading '_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 'BREVOORT HOUSE, NEW YORK, Oct.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading 'BREVOORT HOUSE, NEW YORK, Oct.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading '_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading '_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.
a person, without saying who
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
carry out
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading THE TELEGRAM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELEGRAM.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading '_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading '_To Mr. Frank Tracy, Tracy Park, Shannondale_.
create by training and teaching
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I arrived in the Scotia this morning, and shall take the train for Shannondale at 3 p.m. Send someone to the station to meet us.
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 'BREVOORT HOUSE, NEW YORK, Oct.
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