Chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 10 is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 10 is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber . Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL. Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
Chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 10 is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.”
plural of “par” — (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading “Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.”
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading “Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.”
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racers
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber .
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
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From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber .
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
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From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber .
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From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
plural of “par” — (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber .
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
Chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 10 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 71 sentences of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 10, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 10 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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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