Chapter 1 of Knock at a Venture is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Knock at a Venture is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC. THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD. Set up and electrotyped. Published August, 1905. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Chapter 1 of Knock at a Venture is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Published August, 1905.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published August, 1905.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
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set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
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From this reading Published August, 1905.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Published August, 1905.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.
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 Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.
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From this reading THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published August, 1905.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE SECRET WOMAN,” “THE AMERICAN PRISONER,” ETC., ETC.
Chapter 1 of Knock at a Venture by Eden Phillpotts holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 148 sentences of Knock at a Venture, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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