Chapter 1 of More Tales by Polish Authors is here in full — 2682 sentences across 537 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of More Tales by Polish Authors is here in full — 2682 sentences across 537 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TALES BY POLISH AUTHORS. Translated by ELSE BENECKE. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d. net. "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
Chapter 1 of More Tales by Polish Authors is here in full — 2682 sentences across 537 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/536 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “TALES BY POLISH AUTHORS.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “"This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “6d. net.”
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading “TALES BY POLISH AUTHORS.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “TALES BY POLISH AUTHORS.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated by ELSE BENECKE.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Translated by ELSE BENECKE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d. net.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading TALES BY POLISH AUTHORS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by ELSE BENECKE.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TALES BY POLISH AUTHORS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d. net.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by ELSE BENECKE.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading 6d. net.
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading TALES BY POLISH AUTHORS.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TALES BY POLISH AUTHORS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is a book to be bought and read; it cannot fail to be remembered....
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated by ELSE BENECKE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s.
Chapter 1 of More Tales by Polish Authors by Else C. M. (Else Cecilia Mendelssohn) [Translator] Benecke holds 2682 sentences, grouped into 537 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 2682 sentences of More Tales by Polish Authors, unabridged, divided into 537 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of More Tales by Polish Authors by Else C. M. (Else Cecilia Mendelssohn) [Translator] Benecke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 2682 sentences, grouped into 537 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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