Chapter 1 of About Paris is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of About Paris is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS. OUR ENGLISH COUSINS. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25. THE RULERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
Chapter 1 of About Paris is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “OUR ENGLISH COUSINS.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading “THE RULERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.”
any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
From this reading “Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.”
plural of “ruler” — a person who rules or commands
From this reading “THE RULERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.”
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From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.
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From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading OUR ENGLISH COUSINS.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading OUR ENGLISH COUSINS.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading THE RULERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RULERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR ENGLISH COUSINS.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.
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From this reading BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
plural of “ruler” — a person who rules or commands
From this reading THE RULERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RULERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
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From this reading Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.
Chapter 1 of About Paris by Richard Harding Davis holds 504 sentences, grouped into 101 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 504 sentences of About Paris, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of About Paris by Richard Harding Davis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 504 sentences, grouped into 101 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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