Chapter 1 of Melchior's Dream and Other Tales is here in full — 1346 sentences across 270 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Melchior's Dream and Other Tales is here in full — 1346 sentences across 270 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JULIANA HORATIA EWING. LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E. & J.B. YOUNG & CO. [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.] FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
Chapter 1 of Melchior's Dream and Other Tales is here in full — 1346 sentences across 270 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
a line of approach
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
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From this reading JULIANA HORATIA EWING.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
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From this reading JULIANA HORATIA EWING.
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
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From this reading JULIANA HORATIA EWING.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading [Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK: E.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading & J.B. YOUNG & CO.
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