Chapter 1 of At War with Society is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of At War with Society is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TALES OF THE OUTCASTS. AUTHOR OF "ROMANCES OF CRIME." GLASGOW: 88 WEST NILE STREET. LONDON: 12 AVE MARIA LANE. GLASGOW: DUNN AND WRIGHT, PRINTERS.
Chapter 1 of At War with Society is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading “GLASGOW: 88 WEST NILE STREET.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “LONDON: 12 AVE MARIA LANE.”
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading “GLASGOW: 88 WEST NILE STREET.”
plural of “outcast” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “TALES OF THE OUTCASTS.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “GLASGOW: DUNN AND WRIGHT, PRINTERS.”
plural of “romance” — a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ROMANCES OF CRIME."”
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 “TALES OF THE OUTCASTS.”
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “GLASGOW: DUNN AND WRIGHT, PRINTERS.”
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From this reading LONDON: 12 AVE MARIA LANE.
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From this reading GLASGOW: 88 WEST NILE STREET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GLASGOW: DUNN AND WRIGHT, PRINTERS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ROMANCES OF CRIME."
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From this reading LONDON: 12 AVE MARIA LANE.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ROMANCES OF CRIME."
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From this reading GLASGOW: DUNN AND WRIGHT, PRINTERS.
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading GLASGOW: 88 WEST NILE STREET.
a narrow way or road
From this reading LONDON: 12 AVE MARIA LANE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: 12 AVE MARIA LANE.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading LONDON: 12 AVE MARIA LANE.
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading GLASGOW: 88 WEST NILE STREET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TALES OF THE OUTCASTS.
plural of “outcast” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading TALES OF THE OUTCASTS.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading GLASGOW: DUNN AND WRIGHT, PRINTERS.
plural of “romance” — a relationship between two lovers
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ROMANCES OF CRIME."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading GLASGOW: 88 WEST NILE STREET.
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 TALES OF THE OUTCASTS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TALES OF THE OUTCASTS.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading GLASGOW: 88 WEST NILE STREET.
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading GLASGOW: DUNN AND WRIGHT, PRINTERS.
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