Chapter 1 of Mal Moulée: A Novel is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mal Moulée: A Novel is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAL MOULÉE. A Novel. AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC. LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO. MDCCCLXXXVI.
Chapter 1 of Mal Moulée: A Novel is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 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 “AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A Novel.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.”
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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 Novel.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
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From this reading MAL MOULÉE.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading MDCCCLXXXVI.
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From this reading MAL MOULÉE.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POEMS OF PASSION," "MAURINE," ETC., ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
Chapter 1 of Mal Moulée: A Novel by Ella Wheeler Wilcox holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 95 sentences of Mal Moulée: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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