Chapter 1 of A Singular Life is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Singular Life is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS. WARD.) =THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand. 16mo, $1.50. =BEYOND THE GATES.= 30th Thousand.
Chapter 1 of A Singular Life is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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slightly open
From this reading “=THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “=BEYOND THE GATES.= 30th Thousand.”
Bound written or printed works.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “_Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “=THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand.”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “_Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “=THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “WARD.)”
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From this reading 16mo, $1.50.
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From this reading 16mo, $1.50.
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From this reading =BEYOND THE GATES.= 30th Thousand.
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From this reading =THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand.
slightly open
From this reading =THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading =BEYOND THE GATES.= 30th Thousand.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading _Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading =THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 16mo, $1.50.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS.
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading _Books by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps._ (MRS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading =THE GATES AJAR.= 78th Thousand.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading WARD.)
Chapter 1 of A Singular Life by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of A Singular Life, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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