Chapter 1 of Marian Grey is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Marian Grey is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes. All published uniform with this volume, at $1.50, and sent _free_ by mail on receipt of price. I.— DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT. II.— ’LENA RIVERS. III.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
Chapter 1 of Marian Grey is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “I.— DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes.”
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading “II.— ’LENA RIVERS.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “All published uniform with this volume, at $1.50, and sent _free_ by mail on receipt of price.”
the act of receiving
From this reading “All published uniform with this volume, at $1.50, and sent _free_ by mail on receipt of price.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “II.— ’LENA RIVERS.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “III.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “All published uniform with this volume, at $1.50, and sent _free_ by mail on receipt of price.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “All published uniform with this volume, at $1.50, and sent _free_ by mail on receipt of price.”
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From this reading All published uniform with this volume, at $1.50, and sent _free_ by mail on receipt of price.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I.— DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading I.— DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
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a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.— DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.— ’LENA RIVERS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes.
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading II.— ’LENA RIVERS.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading All published uniform with this volume, at $1.50, and sent _free_ by mail on receipt of price.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading By Mrs. Mary J. Holmes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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the act of receiving
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plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading II.— ’LENA RIVERS.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
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the rays of the sun
From this reading III.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading III.— TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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in the company of; together with
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Chapter 1 of Marian Grey by Mary Jane Holmes holds 21 sentences, grouped into 5 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 21 sentences of Marian Grey, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Marian Grey by Mary Jane Holmes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 21 sentences, grouped into 5 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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