Chapter 1 of Coward or Hero? is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Coward or Hero? is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COWARD OR HERO? COWARD OR HERO? _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA. By W. H. G. KINGSTON. With Coloured Frontispiece and 36 Illustrations.
Chapter 1 of Coward or Hero? is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “_UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “With Coloured Frontispiece and 36 Illustrations.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “COWARD OR HERO?”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Coloured Frontispiece and 36 Illustrations.”
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading “_UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.”
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading “By W. H. G. KINGSTON.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “_UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.”
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From this reading With Coloured Frontispiece and 36 Illustrations.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By W. H. G. KINGSTON.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading With Coloured Frontispiece and 36 Illustrations.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading COWARD OR HERO?
an ornamental facade
From this reading With Coloured Frontispiece and 36 Illustrations.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading By W. H. G. KINGSTON.
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 By W. H. G. KINGSTON.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading COWARD OR HERO?
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Coloured Frontispiece and 36 Illustrations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading By W. H. G. KINGSTON.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading COWARD OR HERO?
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
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 By W. H. G. KINGSTON.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES IN INDIA.
Chapter 1 of Coward or Hero? by Eugène (Dramatist) Leclerc holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 389 sentences of Coward or Hero?, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Coward or Hero? by Eugène (Dramatist) Leclerc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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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