Chapter 1 of Fifteen Days is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Fifteen Days is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// FIFTEEN DAYS. An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal. "Aux plus déshérités le plus d'amour." Boston: Ticknor and Fields. 1866.
Chapter 1 of Fifteen Days is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Boston: Ticknor and Fields.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “See https:// FIFTEEN DAYS.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.”
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “Boston: Ticknor and Fields.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “See https:// FIFTEEN DAYS.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “"Aux plus déshérités le plus d'amour."”
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In this reading “"Aux plus déshérités le plus d'amour."”
In this reading “An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.”
In this reading “See https:// FIFTEEN DAYS.”
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From this reading 1866.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boston: Ticknor and Fields.
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From this reading "Aux plus déshérités le plus d'amour."
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: Ticknor and Fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.
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From this reading "Aux plus déshérités le plus d'amour."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading See https:// FIFTEEN DAYS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aux plus déshérités le plus d'amour."
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Boston: Ticknor and Fields.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading See https:// FIFTEEN DAYS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// FIFTEEN DAYS.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading An Extract from Edward Colvil's Journal.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "Aux plus déshérités le plus d'amour."
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading "Aux plus déshérités le plus d'amour."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// FIFTEEN DAYS.
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From this reading Boston: Ticknor and Fields.
Chapter 1 of Fifteen Days by Mary Lowell Putnam holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of Fifteen Days, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Fifteen Days by Mary Lowell Putnam exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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