Chapter 1 of Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street. New York: E. & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.] HORATIA KATHARINE FRANCES GATTY. J.H.E.
Chapter 1 of Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.”
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading “London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “& J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “HORATIA KATHARINE FRANCES GATTY.”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “& J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “& J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
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From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
a line of approach
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading New York: E.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading HORATIA KATHARINE FRANCES GATTY.
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From this reading HORATIA KATHARINE FRANCES GATTY.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading J.H.E.
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From this reading HORATIA KATHARINE FRANCES GATTY.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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From this reading HORATIA KATHARINE FRANCES GATTY.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York: E.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, W.C. Brighton: 129, North 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 New York: E.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading & J.B. Young & Co. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
Chapter 1 of Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts by Juliana Horatia Ewing holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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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