Chapter 1 of Dragon's teeth is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dragon's teeth is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC. TRANSLATOR OF “PEPITA JIMENEZ,” ETC. BY TICKNOR AND COMPANY. University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of Dragon's teeth is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university in England
From this reading “University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.”
Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958)
From this reading “TRANSLATOR OF “PEPITA JIMENEZ,” ETC.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading “TRANSLATOR OF “PEPITA JIMENEZ,” ETC.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY TICKNOR AND COMPANY.
a university in England
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading BY TICKNOR AND COMPANY.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.
Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958)
From this reading TRANSLATOR OF “PEPITA JIMENEZ,” ETC.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRANSLATOR OF “PEPITA JIMENEZ,” ETC.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DESTINY AND OTHER POEMS,” ETC.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
a male human offspring
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY TICKNOR AND COMPANY.
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading TRANSLATOR OF “PEPITA JIMENEZ,” ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.
Chapter 1 of Dragon's teeth by Eça de Queirós holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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 449 sentences of Dragon's teeth, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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