Chapter 1 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“SIRE, a fresh dispatch.” “Whence?” “From Tomsk?” “Is the wire cut beyond that city?” “Yes, sire, since yesterday.”
Chapter 1 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““Is the wire cut beyond that city?””
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading ““Is the wire cut beyond that city?””
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading ““SIRE, a fresh dispatch.””
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading ““SIRE, a fresh dispatch.””
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading ““SIRE, a fresh dispatch.””
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading ““Whence?””
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading ““Is the wire cut beyond that city?””
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““Yes, sire, since yesterday.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “SIRE, a fresh dispatch.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Is the wire cut beyond that city?”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Is the wire cut beyond that city?”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Is the wire cut beyond that city?”
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading “SIRE, a fresh dispatch.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “SIRE, a fresh dispatch.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From Tomsk?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is the wire cut beyond that city?”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Yes, sire, since yesterday.”
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading “SIRE, a fresh dispatch.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is the wire cut beyond that city?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Is the wire cut beyond that city?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “From Tomsk?”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence?”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “Is the wire cut beyond that city?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sire, since yesterday.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yes, sire, since yesterday.”
Chapter 1 of Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 133 sentences of Michael Strogoff, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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