Chapter 1 of Modern daughters is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 1 of Modern daughters is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Books by Alexander Black. MODERN DAUGHTERS. CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN. Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author. 8vo.
Chapter 1 of Modern daughters is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “Books by Alexander Black.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.”
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.”
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “MODERN DAUGHTERS.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “MODERN DAUGHTERS.”
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.”
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In this reading “Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.”
In this reading “Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.”
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From this reading 8vo.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Books by Alexander Black.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Books by Alexander Black.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Books by Alexander Black.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Books by Alexander Black.
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading MODERN DAUGHTERS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading MODERN DAUGHTERS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fully illustrated from Photographs taken by the Author.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.
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From this reading 8vo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN.
Chapter 1 of Modern daughters by Alexander Black holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Modern daughters, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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