Chapter 1 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET. A MONK OF CRUTA. "I am here!" "I saw the doctor talking with you aside! How long have I to live?
Chapter 1 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on or to one side
From this reading “"I saw the doctor talking with you aside!”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “_Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.”
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “A MONK OF CRUTA.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “_Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “_Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “_Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.”
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 “_Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.”
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From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am here!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
on or to one side
From this reading "I saw the doctor talking with you aside!
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONK OF CRUTA.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I saw the doctor talking with you aside!
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From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How long have I to live?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I am here!"
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From this reading How long have I to live?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am here!"
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How long have I to live?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long have I to live?
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading A MONK OF CRUTA.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw the doctor talking with you aside!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "I saw the doctor talking with you aside!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How long have I to live?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I saw the doctor talking with you aside!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
the day immediately before today
From this reading _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
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 _Author of "The Peer and the Woman," "A Millionaire of Yesterday," Etc., Etc._ NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I saw the doctor talking with you aside!
Chapter 1 of A Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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.
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