Chapter 1 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BALLANTINE BOOKS, INC. 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y. It's a _lovely_ world.... He was a reporter. A good one.
Chapter 1 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a line of approach
From this reading “101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “BALLANTINE BOOKS, INC.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “BALLANTINE BOOKS, INC.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “He was a reporter.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “It's a _lovely_ world....”
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 “101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.”
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From this reading 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.
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From this reading 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a _lovely_ world....
a line of approach
From this reading 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.
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From this reading BALLANTINE BOOKS, INC.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading BALLANTINE BOOKS, INC.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A good one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a reporter.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading BALLANTINE BOOKS, INC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a _lovely_ world....
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It's a _lovely_ world....
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A good one.
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading He was a reporter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a reporter.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It's a _lovely_ world....
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.
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 101 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of 30-day wonder by Richard Wilson holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 384 sentences of 30-day wonder, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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