Chapter 1 of Lady Penelope is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lady Penelope is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc. L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
Chapter 1 of Lady Penelope is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “_Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .”
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading “_Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “_Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.”
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading _Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
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From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
a polite name for any woman
From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading L. C. Page & Company _Boston_ _Mdccccv_ LADY PENELOPE BRADING .
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading _Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading _Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of_ "Rachel Marr," "The Promotion of the Admiral," etc.
Chapter 1 of Lady Penelope by Morley Roberts holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Lady Penelope, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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