Chapter 1 of Charles' Journey to France, and Other Tales is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Charles' Journey to France, and Other Tales is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Charles' Journey to France, and Other Tales is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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collection of records especially about an institution
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displaying numbers rather than scale positions
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a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
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United States suffragist (1820-1905)
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plural of “medium” — a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
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a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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collection of records especially about an institution
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
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From this reading BARBAULD.
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
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plural of “collection” — several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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displaying numbers rather than scale positions
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King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
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undertake a journey or trip
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plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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United States suffragist (1820-1905)
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plural of “medium” — a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
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a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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unique or specific to a person or thing or category
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the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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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
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plural of “tale” — 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
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
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from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
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the body of faculty and students at a university
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a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
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United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading Worcester: Edward Livermore.
Chapter 1 of Charles' Journey to France, and Other Tales by Mrs. (Anna Letitia) Barbauld holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 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 311 sentences of Charles' Journey to France, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Charles' Journey to France, and Other Tales by Mrs. (Anna Letitia) Barbauld exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 311 sentences, grouped into 63 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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