Chapter 1 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn. ________________________________________________________________________ LADY MAUDE'S MANIA, BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. CHAPTER ONE. A HIGH FAMILY. "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
Chapter 1 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “"Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “A HIGH FAMILY.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “A HIGH FAMILY.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.”
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.”
edible viscera of a butchered animal
From this reading “"Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.”
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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 HIGH FAMILY.
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From this reading "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
a social unit living together
From this reading A HIGH FAMILY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A HIGH FAMILY.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
From this reading Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.
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From this reading Lady Maude's Mania, by George Manville Fenn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
edible viscera of a butchered animal
From this reading "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Con-found those organs!" said the Earl of Barmouth.
Chapter 1 of Lady Maude's Mania by George Manville Fenn holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Lady Maude's Mania, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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