Chapter I
Chapter 1 of L'Arrabiata and Other Tales is here in full — 1487 sentences across 298 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2. Contents: 1. L'Arrabiata, 2. Count Ernest's Home, 3. Blind, 4.
L'Arrabiata and Other Tales
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of L'Arrabiata and Other Tales is here in full — 1487 sentences across 298 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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2.
Contents:
1.
L'Arrabiata,
2.
Count
Ernest's
Home,
3.
Blind,
4.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
L'Arrabiata and Other Tales
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of L'Arrabiata and Other Tales is here in full — 1487 sentences across 298 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/297 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Contents:
1.
Line 3
L'Arrabiata,
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Line 4
Count
Ernest's
Home,
3.
Line 5
Blind,
4.
Learner Dictionary
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Blind, 4.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Contents: 1.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Count Ernest's Home, 3.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Count Ernest's Home, 3.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 10
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1
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From this reading Contents: 1.
2
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From this reading 2.
3
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From this reading Count Ernest's Home, 3.
4
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From this reading Blind, 4.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Blind, 4.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Contents: 1.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Count Ernest's Home, 3.
Ernest's
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From this reading Count Ernest's Home, 3.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Count Ernest's Home, 3.
L'Arrabiata
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From this reading L'Arrabiata, 2.
Chapter 1 of L'Arrabiata and Other Tales by Paul Heyse holds 1487 sentences, grouped into 298 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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Chapter 1 holds 1487 sentences of L'Arrabiata and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 298 reading sections.
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Work through the 298 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #33583, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does L'Arrabiata and Other Tales take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1543 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in L'Arrabiata and Other Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in L'Arrabiata and Other Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Contents
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- L'arrabiata
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- Count
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- Ernest's
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