Chapter 1 of Joan of Arc: A Play in Five Acts is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Joan of Arc: A Play in Five Acts is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PLAY IN FIVE ACTS. BY MRS. J. A. SARGANT. LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY. TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
Chapter 1 of Joan of Arc: A Play in Five Acts is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “A PLAY IN FIVE ACTS.”
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
From this reading “TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “A PLAY IN FIVE ACTS.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.”
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.
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In this reading “A PLAY IN FIVE ACTS.”
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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 PLAY IN FIVE ACTS.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading A PLAY IN FIVE ACTS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
From this reading TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A PLAY IN FIVE ACTS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PLAY IN FIVE ACTS.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. A. SARGANT.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
a narrow way or road
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
participate in games or sport
From this reading A PLAY IN FIVE ACTS.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. A. SARGANT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: JOSEPH RICKERBY, SHERBOURN LANE, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY.
Chapter 1 of Joan of Arc: A Play in Five Acts by J. A. (Jane Alice) Sargant holds 398 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.
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