Chapter 1 of Dorothy South is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dorothy South is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS. XII. MAMMY 156 XIII. THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV. DOROTHY’S AFFAIRS 175 XV.
Chapter 1 of Dorothy South is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “DOROTHY’S AFFAIRS 175 XV.”
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.”
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From this reading MAMMY 156 XIII.
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From this reading THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.
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From this reading DOROTHY’S AFFAIRS 175 XV.
matters of personal concern
From this reading DOROTHY’S AFFAIRS 175 XV.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.
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From this reading BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.
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From this reading DOROTHY’S AFFAIRS 175 XV.
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading MAMMY 156 XIII.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.
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From this reading BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading BERWICK AND SMITH PRINTERS NORWOOD, MASS.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading XII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading MAMMY 156 XIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading THE “SONG BALLADS” OF DICK 166 XIV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading DOROTHY’S AFFAIRS 175 XV.
Chapter 1 of Dorothy South by George Cary Eggleston holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 391 sentences of Dorothy South, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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