Chapter 1 of Minnie Brown is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Minnie Brown is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// FRANCIS FORRESTER, ESQ. Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo. C. Rand, 3 Cornhill. Wm. J. Reynolds & Co. 1853.
Chapter 1 of Minnie Brown is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “C. Rand, 3 Cornhill.”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “J. Reynolds & Co. 1853.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See https:// FRANCIS FORRESTER, ESQ.”
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.
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From this reading J. Reynolds & Co. 1853.
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From this reading C. Rand, 3 Cornhill.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. Rand, 3 Cornhill.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading J. Reynolds & Co. 1853.
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From this reading C. Rand, 3 Cornhill.
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From this reading Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading See https:// FRANCIS FORRESTER, ESQ.
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From this reading Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// FRANCIS FORRESTER, ESQ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// FRANCIS FORRESTER, ESQ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// FRANCIS FORRESTER, ESQ.
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 J. Reynolds & Co. 1853.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading C. Rand, 3 Cornhill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Arthur Ellerslie," "Redbrook," etc. Boston: Geo.
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading J. Reynolds & Co. 1853.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// FRANCIS FORRESTER, ESQ.
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From this reading Wm.
Chapter 1 of Minnie Brown by Daniel Wise holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of Minnie Brown, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Minnie Brown by Daniel Wise exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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