Chapter 1 of Life in the Far West is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Life in the Far West is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London. M.DCCC.XLIX. Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine. John Hughes, Printer, Edinburgh.
Chapter 1 of Life in the Far West is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
From this reading “William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.”
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading “John Hughes, Printer, Edinburgh.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.”
in an original manner
From this reading “Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “John Hughes, Printer, Edinburgh.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.”
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In this reading “Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.
very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.
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From this reading Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.
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From this reading M.DCCC.XLIX.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https://
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading John Hughes, Printer, Edinburgh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Hughes, Printer, Edinburgh.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M.DCCC.XLIX.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.
in an original manner
From this reading Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading John Hughes, Printer, Edinburgh.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Originally Published in Blackwood's Magazine.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.
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From this reading William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M.DCCC.XLIX.
Chapter 1 of Life in the Far West by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 73 sentences of Life in the Far West, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Life in the Far West by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 73 sentences, grouped into 15 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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About 195 minutes of reading across 469 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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