Chapter 1 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE. HUGH'S STORY. "The light that never was on sea or land." PART ONE, CHAPTER TWO. VIOLANTE.
Chapter 1 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “"The light that never was on sea or land."”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “"The light that never was on sea or land."”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “"The light that never was on sea or land."”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “"The light that never was on sea or land."”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “HUGH'S STORY.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “PART ONE, CHAPTER TWO.”
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUGH'S STORY.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading HUGH'S STORY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIOLANTE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The light that never was on sea or land."
Chapter 1 of Hugh Crichton's Romance by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of Hugh Crichton's Romance, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Hugh Crichton's Romance by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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