Chapter I
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NEW NOVELS. THE DUCHESS OF POWYSLAND. By GRANT ALLEN. 3 vols. CORINTHIA MARAZION.
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Chapter I
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NEW
NOVELS.
THE
DUCHESS
OF
POWYSLAND.
By
GRANT
ALLEN.
3
vols.
CORINTHIA
MARAZION.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
NEW
NOVELS.
/nuː ˈnɑːvəlz/
Line 2
THE
DUCHESS
OF
POWYSLAND.
Line 3
By
GRANT
ALLEN.
/baɪ ɡrænt ˈælən/
Line 4
3
vols.
Line 5
CORINTHIA
MARAZION.
Learner Dictionary
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allen
noun
US /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “By GRANT ALLEN.”
duchess
noun
US /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “THE DUCHESS OF POWYSLAND.”
let have
From this reading “By GRANT ALLEN.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “NEW NOVELS.”
novels
noun
US /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “NEW NOVELS.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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NEW NOVELS
adjective + noun
counted as “new novel”
In this reading “NEW NOVELS.”
All words in this reading · 13
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From this reading 3 vols.
ALLENnounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading By GRANT ALLEN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By GRANT ALLEN.
CORINTHIA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORINTHIA MARAZION.
DUCHESSnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF POWYSLAND.
let have
From this reading By GRANT ALLEN.
MARAZION
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORINTHIA MARAZION.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW NOVELS.
NOVELSnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading NEW NOVELS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF POWYSLAND.
POWYSLAND
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF POWYSLAND.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUCHESS OF POWYSLAND.
vols
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From this reading 3 vols.
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- Novels
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