Chapter 1 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONICA. MONICA. A Novel. EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN. “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
Chapter 1 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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immediately past
From this reading ““Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A Novel.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading ““Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Novel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
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From this reading EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
immediately past
From this reading “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONICA.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Torwood’s Trust,” “The Last of the Dacres,” “Ruthven of Ruthven,” Etc.
Chapter 1 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 1 (of 3) by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 517 sentences, grouped into 104 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 517 sentences of Monica: A Novel, Volume 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 1 (of 3) by Evelyn Everett-Green exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 517 sentences, grouped into 104 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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