Chapter 1 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 694 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 694 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BERRY AND CO. _Published by Ward, Lock & Co.:--_ BERRY AND CO. JONAH AND CO. MAIDEN STAKES. THE STOLEN MARCH.
Chapter 1 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 694 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “BERRY AND CO.”
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
From this reading “JONAH AND CO.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “_Published by Ward, Lock & Co.:--_ BERRY AND CO.”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “MAIDEN STAKES.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading “MAIDEN STAKES.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “THE STOLEN MARCH.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “_Published by Ward, Lock & Co.:--_ BERRY AND CO.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BERRY AND CO.
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading BERRY AND CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Published by Ward, Lock & Co.:--_ BERRY AND CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BERRY AND CO.
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
From this reading JONAH AND CO.
fasten with a lock
From this reading _Published by Ward, Lock & Co.:--_ BERRY AND CO.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading MAIDEN STAKES.
march in a procession
From this reading THE STOLEN MARCH.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _Published by Ward, Lock & Co.:--_ BERRY AND CO.
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading MAIDEN STAKES.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading THE STOLEN MARCH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STOLEN MARCH.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading _Published by Ward, Lock & Co.:--_ BERRY AND CO.
Chapter 1 of Berry and Co. by Dornford Yates holds 694 sentences, grouped into 139 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 694 sentences of Berry and Co., unabridged, divided into 139 reading sections.
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