Chapter 1 of Interference is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Interference is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTERFERENCE. A Novel. “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c. _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL. I.
Chapter 1 of Interference is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ““PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading ““PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.”
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading “INTERFERENCE.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading ““PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A Novel.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading ““PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading ““PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “_IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.”
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In this reading ““PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.”
In this reading “_IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Novel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading INTERFERENCE.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “PROPER PRIDE,” “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “TWO MASTERS,” &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
Chapter 1 of Interference by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 88 sentences of Interference, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Interference by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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