Chapter 1 of Morag: A Tale of the Highlands of Scotland is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Morag: A Tale of the Highlands of Scotland is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway. 1875. _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII. _The Empty Hut_ 274 XIII. _Back in London_ 288 XIV.
Chapter 1 of Morag: A Tale of the Highlands of Scotland is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.”
temporary military shelter
a Scottish church
From this reading “_The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.”
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.”
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In this reading “_The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.”
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From this reading 1875.
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From this reading _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.
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From this reading _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.
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From this reading _The Empty Hut_ 274 XIII.
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From this reading _Back in London_ 288 XIV.
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From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Back in London_ 288 XIV.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading _The Empty Hut_ 274 XIII.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
temporary military shelter
From this reading _The Empty Hut_ 274 XIII.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.
a Scottish church
From this reading _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
From this reading _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Back in London_ 288 XIV.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading _The Kirk in the Village_ 219 _The Loch_ 244 XII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading _The Empty Hut_ 274 XIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading _Back in London_ 288 XIV.
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 See http:// New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway.
Chapter 1 of Morag: A Tale of the Highlands of Scotland by Janet Milne Rae holds 410 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 410 sentences of Morag: A Tale of the Highlands of Scotland, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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