Chapter 1 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC. Hamlin Garland's Books. Uniform edition. Each, 12mo, cloth, $1.25. Wayside Courtships.
Chapter 1 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 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 A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Hamlin Garland's Books.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Each, 12mo, cloth, $1.25.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Uniform edition.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “Uniform edition.”
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading “Wayside Courtships.”
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From this reading Each, 12mo, cloth, $1.25.
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From this reading Each, 12mo, cloth, $1.25.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Hamlin Garland's Books.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Each, 12mo, cloth, $1.25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wayside Courtships.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each, 12mo, cloth, $1.25.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Uniform edition.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.
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From this reading Hamlin Garland's Books.
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From this reading Hamlin Garland's Books.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Each, 12mo, cloth, $1.25.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading AUTHOR OF A SPOIL OF OFFICE, A LITTLE NORSK, ETC.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading Uniform edition.
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Wayside Courtships.
Chapter 1 of Wayside Courtships by Hamlin Garland holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of Wayside Courtships, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Wayside Courtships by Hamlin Garland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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