Chapter 1 of Beyond the Gates is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Beyond the Gates is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEYOND THE GATES. AUTHOR OF “THE GATES AJAR,” “THE STORY OF AVIS,” ETC., ETC. _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street. The Riverside Press, Cambridge. 1884.
Chapter 1 of Beyond the Gates is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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slightly open
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE GATES AJAR,” “THE STORY OF AVIS,” ETC., ETC.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “_Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.”
a university in England
From this reading “The Riverside Press, Cambridge.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “BEYOND THE GATES.”
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading “_Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.”
coming next after the eighteenth in position
the bank of a river
From this reading “The Riverside Press, Cambridge.”
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading “_Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.”
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From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
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From this reading 1884.
slightly open
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE GATES AJAR,” “THE STORY OF AVIS,” ETC., ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE GATES AJAR,” “THE STORY OF AVIS,” ETC., ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE GATES AJAR,” “THE STORY OF AVIS,” ETC., ETC.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading BEYOND THE GATES.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
a university in England
From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE GATES AJAR,” “THE STORY OF AVIS,” ETC., ETC.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading BEYOND THE GATES.
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE GATES AJAR,” “THE STORY OF AVIS,” ETC., ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
the bank of a river
From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
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 AUTHOR OF “THE GATES AJAR,” “THE STORY OF AVIS,” ETC., ETC.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEYOND THE GATES.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _Nineteenth Thousand._ BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street.
Chapter 1 of Beyond the Gates by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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