Chapter 1 of Harry Milvaine is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Harry Milvaine is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Harry Milvaine, by Gordon Stables. ________________________________________________________________________ HARRY MILVAINE, BY GORDON STABLES. Book 1--CHAPTER ONE. IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH. CHILD HAROLD.
Chapter 1 of Harry Milvaine is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Book 1--CHAPTER ONE.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Book 1--CHAPTER ONE.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “CHILD HAROLD.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Harry Milvaine, by Gordon Stables.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.”
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “Harry Milvaine, by Gordon Stables.”
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In this reading “IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.”
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From this reading Book 1--CHAPTER ONE.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Book 1--CHAPTER ONE.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harry Milvaine, by Gordon Stables.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Book 1--CHAPTER ONE.
a young person of either sex
From this reading CHILD HAROLD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Milvaine, by Gordon Stables.
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From this reading CHILD HAROLD.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry Milvaine, by Gordon Stables.
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Milvaine, by Gordon Stables.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Book 1--CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading Harry Milvaine, by Gordon Stables.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LAND OF BROWN HEATH.
Chapter 1 of Harry Milvaine by Gordon Stables holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of Harry Milvaine, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Harry Milvaine by Gordon Stables exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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