Chapter 1 of A Frontier Mystery is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Frontier Mystery is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford. ________________________________________________________________________ A FRONTIER MYSTERY, BY BERTRAM MITFORD. CHAPTER ONE. "WHERE I COME IN." "White dogs!"
Chapter 1 of A Frontier Mystery is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"WHERE I COME IN."”
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “"White dogs!"”
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading “A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “"White dogs!"”
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to come or go into
In this reading “"WHERE I COME IN."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "WHERE I COME IN."
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "White dogs!"
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WHERE I COME IN."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "WHERE I COME IN."
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
From this reading A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading A Frontier Mystery, by Bertram Mitford.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
in or at the place that
From this reading "WHERE I COME IN."
a Caucasian
From this reading "White dogs!"
Chapter 1 of A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of A Frontier Mystery, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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