Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ascanio is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PARTS I. AND II. Volume XI. Volume XI. By Little, Brown, and Company. John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Ascanio
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ascanio is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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PARTS
I.
AND
II.
Volume
XI.
Volume
XI.
By
Little,
Brown,
and
Company.
John
Wilson
and
Son,
Cambridge,
U.S.A.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Ascanio
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ascanio is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
PARTS
I.
AND
II.
Line 2
Volume
XI.
/ˈvɑːljuːm ʃiː/
Line 3
Volume
XI.
/ˈvɑːljuːm ʃiː/
Line 4
By
Little,
Brown,
and
Company.
/baɪ ˈlɪtəl braʊn ənd ˈkʌmpəniː/
Line 5
John
Wilson
and
Son,
Cambridge,
U.S.A.
Learner Dictionary
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “By Little, Brown, and Company.”
Cambridge
noun
US /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading “John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “By Little, Brown, and Company.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.”
the local environment
From this reading “PARTS I. AND II.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Volume XI.”
Wilson
noun
US /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.”
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All words in this reading · 17
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PARTS I. AND II.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading By Little, Brown, and Company.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Little, Brown, and Company.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading By Little, Brown, and Company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PARTS I. AND II.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading PARTS I. AND II.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading By Little, Brown, and Company.
the local environment
From this reading PARTS I. AND II.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
a male human offspring
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume XI.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
XInounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading Volume XI.
Chapter 1 of Ascanio by Alexandre Dumas holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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Vocabulary met early in Ascanio
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ascanio, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Parts
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- Volume
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- Little
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- Brown
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