Chapter 1 of In Our Convent Days is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of In Our Convent Days is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN OUR CONVENT DAYS. 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra. COMPROMISES, 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage 9 cents. THE FIRESIDE SPHINX. With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
Chapter 1 of In Our Convent Days is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “compromise” — a middle way between two extremes
From this reading “COMPROMISES, 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage 9 cents.”
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading “IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.”
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
From this reading “THE FIRESIDE SPHINX.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
the charge for mailing something
From this reading “16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.”
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading “THE FIRESIDE SPHINX.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.”
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From this reading 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMPROMISES, 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage 9 cents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading COMPROMISES, 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage 9 cents.
plural of “compromise” — a middle way between two extremes
From this reading COMPROMISES, 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage 9 cents.
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
From this reading THE FIRESIDE SPHINX.
occupying an entire page in a book or paper
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
the charge for mailing something
From this reading 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading THE FIRESIDE SPHINX.
the words of something written
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRESIDE SPHINX.
the upper part of anything
From this reading 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net._ Postage extra.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With 4 full-page and 17 text Illustrations by Miss E. BONSALL.
Chapter 1 of In Our Convent Days by Agnes Repplier holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of In Our Convent Days, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of In Our Convent Days by Agnes Repplier exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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