Chapter 1 of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Comedy in 3 acts. By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne. 6 males, 6 females. Modern costumes. 2 interiors.
Chapter 1 of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “Comedy in 3 acts.”
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “Comedy in 3 acts.”
plural of “costume” — the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading “Modern costumes.”
plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
From this reading “6 males, 6 females.”
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading “By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne.”
plural of “interior” — the region that is inside of something
From this reading “2 interiors.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne.”
plural of “male” — an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading “6 males, 6 females.”
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From this reading 2 interiors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Comedy in 3 acts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6 males, 6 females.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Comedy in 3 acts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading Comedy in 3 acts.
plural of “costume” — the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading Modern costumes.
plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
From this reading 6 males, 6 females.
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Comedy in 3 acts.
plural of “interior” — the region that is inside of something
From this reading 2 interiors.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne.
plural of “male” — an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading 6 males, 6 females.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Modern costumes.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne.
Chapter 1 of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one by George Middleton holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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