Chapter 1 of A Rebellious Heroine is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Rebellious Heroine is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS. THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES. Illustrated. 16mo, Cloth, $1 25. A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX.
Chapter 1 of A Rebellious Heroine is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow
From this reading “BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.”
plural of “bicycle” — a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading “THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “16mo, Cloth, $1 25.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.”
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
From this reading “A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES.”
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From this reading 16mo, Cloth, $1 25.
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From this reading 16mo, Cloth, $1 25.
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From this reading 16mo, Cloth, $1 25.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES.
plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow
From this reading BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
plural of “bicycle” — a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading 16mo, Cloth, $1 25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 16mo, Cloth, $1 25.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES.
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
From this reading A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE BICYCLES, AND THREE OTHER FARCES.
Chapter 1 of A Rebellious Heroine by John Kendrick Bangs holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 159 sentences of A Rebellious Heroine, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A Rebellious Heroine by John Kendrick Bangs exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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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