Chapter 1 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc. MARK TIDD’S CITADEL. Illustrated. Post 8vo. THE HIDDEN SPRING.
Chapter 1 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 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 “BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.”
a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading “BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.”
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading “MARK TIDD’S CITADEL.”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “THE HIDDEN SPRING.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Post 8vo.”
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From this reading Post 8vo.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading MARK TIDD’S CITADEL.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
not accessible to view
From this reading THE HIDDEN SPRING.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Post 8vo.
the season of growth
From this reading THE HIDDEN SPRING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND author of “Mark Tidd” “Mark Tidd in the Backwoods” “Mark Tidd in Business” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARK TIDD’S CITADEL.
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From this reading Post 8vo.
Chapter 1 of Mark Tidd's Citadel by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 169 sentences of Mark Tidd's Citadel, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Mark Tidd's Citadel by Clarence Budington Kelland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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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