Chapter 1 of Eli's Children is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Eli's Children is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC. This edition dated 1882. PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE. HOT WATER IN LAWFORD. "Eh?
Chapter 1 of Eli's Children is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
From this reading “Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.”
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1882.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1882.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “HOT WATER IN LAWFORD.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.”
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a dangerous or distressing predicament
In this reading “HOT WATER IN LAWFORD.”
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From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
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From this reading This edition dated 1882.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1882.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1882.
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From this reading "Eh?
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From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
a social unit living together
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
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From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
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From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading HOT WATER IN LAWFORD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOT WATER IN LAWFORD.
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From this reading HOT WATER IN LAWFORD.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
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From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
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From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1882.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading HOT WATER IN LAWFORD.
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From this reading Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family By George Manville Fenn Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, London WC.
Chapter 1 of Eli's Children by George Manville Fenn holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Eli's Children, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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