Chapter 1 of A Rich Man's Relatives (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Rich Man's Relatives (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Page scan source: http://www. Pages 86-87 are missing. They do not appear to be critical to the story. 3.
Chapter 1 of A Rich Man's Relatives (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “They do not appear to be critical to the story.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “They do not appear to be critical to the story.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “Page scan source: http://www.”
not able to be found
From this reading “Pages 86-87 are missing.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Page scan source: http://www.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Pages 86-87 are missing.”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Page scan source: http://www.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “Page scan source: http://www.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 3.
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From this reading Pages 86-87 are missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pages 86-87 are missing.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pages 86-87 are missing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading Page scan source: http://www.
not able to be found
From this reading Pages 86-87 are missing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page scan source: http://www.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Pages 86-87 are missing.
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Page scan source: http://www.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Page scan source: http://www.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They do not appear to be critical to the story.
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading Page scan source: http://www.
Chapter 1 of A Rich Man's Relatives (Vol. 3 of 3) by Robert Cleland holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 103 sentences of A Rich Man's Relatives (Vol. 3 of 3), unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A Rich Man's Relatives (Vol. 3 of 3) by Robert Cleland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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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