Chapter 1 of City Scenes is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of City Scenes is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CITY SCENES. _OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON. _LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street. _1828_. INTRODUCTION.
Chapter 1 of City Scenes is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “CITY SCENES.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “_LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “INTRODUCTION.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “_OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON.”
look furtively
From this reading “_OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “CITY SCENES.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “_LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street.”
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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.
In this reading “_OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON.”
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From this reading _1828_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading CITY SCENES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading _LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading INTRODUCTION.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON.
look furtively
From this reading _OR_ _A PEEP INTO_ LONDON.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading CITY SCENES.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _LONDON_ _Published by Harvey & Darton_ Gracechurch Street.
Chapter 1 of City Scenes by Ann Taylor holds 702 sentences, grouped into 141 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 702 sentences of City Scenes, unabridged, divided into 141 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of City Scenes by Ann Taylor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 702 sentences, grouped into 141 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.
Work through the 141 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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