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Chapter 1 of Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. WITT'S WIDOW. _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC. "Habent sua fata--cothurni." WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
Chapter 1 of Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “_A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.”
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading “_A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.”
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading “WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.”
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading “_A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.”
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading “WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.”
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From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
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From this reading "Habent sua fata--cothurni."
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From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "Habent sua fata--cothurni."
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "Habent sua fata--cothurni."
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From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
small in range or scope
From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
fasten with a lock
From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "Habent sua fata--cothurni."
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 _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1912.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading WITT'S WIDOW.
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From this reading WITT'S WIDOW.
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From this reading _A FRIVOLOUS TALE._ BY ANTHONY HOPE, AUTHOR OF "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA," "RUPERT OF HENTZAU," "PHROSO," ETC., ETC.
Chapter 1 of Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale by Anthony Hope holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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