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Chapter 1 of Catharine's peril is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest. _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES. Seventh Thousand. EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.). 1881.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).”
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading “_A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “Seventh Thousand.”
plural of “story” — 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 “_A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.”
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 “_A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.”
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From this reading 1881.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
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From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).
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From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
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From this reading EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
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From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
a young female
From this reading The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
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From this reading EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading Seventh Thousand.
plural of “story” — 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 _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
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 _A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT._ _Author of 'The Little Ballet-Girl,' 'The Gipsy's Secret,' etc. etc._ AND OTHER STORIES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Seventh Thousand.
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From this reading EDINBURGH: OLIPHANT, ANDERSON, & FERRIER (LATE WILLIAM OLIPHANT & CO.).
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