Chapter 1 of A Big Temptation is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Big Temptation is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Big Temptation. M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER. 640. E. P. DUTTON & CO. A Big Temptation L. T. Meade.
Chapter 1 of A Big Temptation is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.”
a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
From this reading “M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.”
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading “M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.”
English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
From this reading “A Big Temptation L. T. Meade.”
past form of “print” — put into print
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “A Big Temptation.”
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 “M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.”
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From this reading 640.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Big Temptation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Big Temptation.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading E. P. DUTTON & CO.
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From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
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From this reading E. P. DUTTON & CO.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. P. DUTTON & CO.
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From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading A Big Temptation L. T. Meade.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
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From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
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From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
From this reading A Big Temptation L. T. Meade.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
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From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
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 E. P. DUTTON & CO.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading A Big Temptation L. T. Meade.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading A Big Temptation.
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 M. B. Manwell and Maggie Browne Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon LONDON: _Printed in Bavaria._ _NEW YORK:_ ERNEST NISTER.
Chapter 1 of A Big Temptation by L. T. Meade holds 627 sentences, grouped into 126 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 627 sentences of A Big Temptation, unabridged, divided into 126 reading sections.
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