Chapter 1 of Countess Vera is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Countess Vera is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No. 1252. 25 Cents. Annual Subscription, $30. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct. 16, 1838.
Chapter 1 of Countess Vera is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading “Annual Subscription, $30.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “25 Cents.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.”
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading “Annual Subscription, $30.”
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 “Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.”
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a local branch where postal services are available
In this reading “Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.”
not the highest rank in a classification
In this reading “Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.”
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From this reading No. 1252.
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From this reading 16, 1838.
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From this reading 16, 1838.
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From this reading 25 Cents.
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From this reading Annual Subscription, $30.
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading Annual Subscription, $30.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading 25 Cents.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
not any; not one
From this reading No. 1252.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading Annual Subscription, $30.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
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 Entered at the Post Office, New York, as second class matter, Oct.
Chapter 1 of Countess Vera by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 126 sentences of Countess Vera, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Countess Vera by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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