Chapter I
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BY THE SAME AUTHOR. THREE GREEK TALES. 16mo, pp. 173. Price, $1. THE GEO.
As the Crow Flies
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of As the Crow Flies is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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BY
THE
SAME
AUTHOR.
THREE
GREEK
TALES.
16mo,
pp.
173.
Price,
$1.
THE
GEO.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
As the Crow Flies
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of As the Crow Flies is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
BY
THE
SAME
AUTHOR.
/baɪ ðə seɪm ˈɔːθər/
Line 2
THREE
GREEK
TALES.
/θriː ɡriːk teɪlz/
Line 3
16mo,
pp.
173.
Line 4
Price,
$1.
Line 5
THE
GEO.
Learner Dictionary
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY THE SAME AUTHOR.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “THREE GREEK TALES.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “Price, $1.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “BY THE SAME AUTHOR.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “THREE GREEK TALES.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “THREE GREEK TALES.”
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1
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From this reading Price, $1.
16
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From this reading 16mo, pp. 173.
173
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From this reading 16mo, pp. 173.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
GEO
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From this reading THE GEO.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading THREE GREEK TALES.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 16mo, pp. 173.
pp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 16mo, pp. 173.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price, $1.
Identical; not different.
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
plural of “tale” — 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 THREE GREEK TALES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE GREEK TALES.
Chapter 1 of As the Crow Flies by Walter Phelps Dodge holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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Chapter 1 holds 459 sentences of As the Crow Flies, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of As the Crow Flies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Three
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- Greek
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- Tales
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