Chapter I
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MAMMON AND CO. BY E. F. BENSON. Mammon and Co. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
Mammon and Co.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mammon and Co. is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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MAMMON
AND
CO.
BY
E.
F.
BENSON.
Mammon
and
Co.
12mo.
Cloth,
$1.50.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Mammon and Co.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mammon and Co. is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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MAMMON
AND
CO.
Line 2
BY
E.
F.
BENSON.
Line 3
Mammon
and
Co.
Line 4
12mo.
Line 5
Cloth,
$1.50.
Learner Dictionary
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Cloth, $1.50.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 11
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1.50
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From this reading Cloth, $1.50.
12
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From this reading 12mo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAMMON AND CO.
BENSON
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From this reading BY E. F. BENSON.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY E. F. BENSON.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth, $1.50.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading MAMMON AND CO.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading BY E. F. BENSON.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading BY E. F. BENSON.
MAMMONnoun
wealth regarded as an evil influence
From this reading MAMMON AND CO.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo.
Chapter 1 of Mammon and Co. by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
What does chapter 1 of Mammon and Co. contain?
Chapter 1 holds 276 sentences of Mammon and Co., unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Mammon and Co. by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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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How long does Mammon and Co. take to read?
About 493 minutes of reading across 1185 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Mammon and Co.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mammon and Co., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Mammon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mammon and Co.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Benson
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- Cloth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mammon and Co.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Latest
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