Chapter 1 of Aurora Leigh is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Aurora Leigh is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols. Foolscap 8vo. 12_s._ =CHRISTMAS-EVE AND EASTER-DAY.= A POEM. Foolscap 8vo. 6_s._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.
Chapter 1 of Aurora Leigh is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “=MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.”
United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
From this reading “6_s._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “6_s._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “=MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “12_s._ =CHRISTMAS-EVE AND EASTER-DAY.= A POEM.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “=MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “=MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “=MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.”
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From this reading 12_s._ =CHRISTMAS-EVE AND EASTER-DAY.= A POEM.
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From this reading 6_s._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.
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From this reading 6_s._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.
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From this reading Foolscap 8vo.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 12_s._ =CHRISTMAS-EVE AND EASTER-DAY.= A POEM.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading =MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading =MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.
United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
From this reading 6_s._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.
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From this reading 12_s._ =CHRISTMAS-EVE AND EASTER-DAY.= A POEM.
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From this reading 12_s._ =CHRISTMAS-EVE AND EASTER-DAY.= A POEM.
a size of paper used especially in Britain
From this reading Foolscap 8vo.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading 6_s._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.
the force of workers available
From this reading =MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6_s._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading 12_s._ =CHRISTMAS-EVE AND EASTER-DAY.= A POEM.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading =MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 12_s._ =CHRISTMAS-EVE AND EASTER-DAY.= A POEM.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading =MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Foolscap 8vo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading =MEN AND WOMEN.= =BY ROBERT BROWNING.= Two Vols.
Chapter 1 of Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning holds 340 sentences, grouped into 68 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 340 sentences of Aurora Leigh, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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