Chapter 1 of A Fluttered Dovecote is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Fluttered Dovecote is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York. This edition dated 1890. A Fluttered Dovecote, by George Manville Fenn. ________________________________________________________________________ A FLUTTERED DOVECOTE, BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. CHAPTER ONE.
Chapter 1 of A Fluttered Dovecote is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading “A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.”
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading “A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1890.”
a birdhouse for pigeons
From this reading “A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1890.”
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.”
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From this reading This edition dated 1890.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1890.
a birdhouse for pigeons
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1890.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
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From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
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From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1890.
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 A Fluttered Dovecote By George Manville Fenn Illustrations by Gordon Browne Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York.
Chapter 1 of A Fluttered Dovecote by George Manville Fenn holds 474 sentences, grouped into 95 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 474 sentences of A Fluttered Dovecote, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A Fluttered Dovecote by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 474 sentences, grouped into 95 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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