Chapter 1 of Lady Eureka is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lady Eureka is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE. BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND." IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I.
Chapter 1 of Lady Eureka is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND."”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND."”
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading “LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
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 “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
In this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND."”
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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 LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND."
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
yet to be or coming
From this reading LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
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 BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "MEPHISTOPHELES IN ENGLAND."
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LADY EUREKA; OR, THE MYSTERY: A PROPHECY OF THE FUTURE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
Chapter 1 of Lady Eureka by Robert Folkestone Williams holds 399 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 399 sentences of Lady Eureka, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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