Chapter 1 of My Austrian Love is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of My Austrian Love is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// If so, the reader should consult the iso-8859-1 (Latin-1) text file 46284-8.txt or 46284.zip: http://www. _The Daily Graphic_: "A unique achievement." _The Athenæum_: "An excellent story." _The Globe_: "A literary _tour de force_." _Birmingham Mercury_: "A masterly work."
Chapter 1 of My Austrian Love is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the action of accomplishing something
From this reading “_The Daily Graphic_: "A unique achievement."”
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
written or drawn or engraved
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading “_Birmingham Mercury_: "A masterly work."”
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading “_The Daily Graphic_: "A unique achievement."”
close with a zipper
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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 “_The Globe_: "A literary _tour de force_."”
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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 _The Daily Graphic_: "A unique achievement."
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading _The Daily Graphic_: "A unique achievement."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The Athenæum_: "An excellent story."
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From this reading _The Athenæum_: "An excellent story."
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading _Birmingham Mercury_: "A masterly work."
get or ask advice from
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every day; without missing a day
From this reading _The Daily Graphic_: "A unique achievement."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _The Globe_: "A literary _tour de force_."
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading _The Athenæum_: "An excellent story."
record in a public office or in a court of law
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a powerful effect or influence
From this reading _The Globe_: "A literary _tour de force_."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _The Globe_: "A literary _tour de force_."
written or drawn or engraved
From this reading _The Daily Graphic_: "A unique achievement."
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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on condition that; in the event that
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of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
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of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading _The Globe_: "A literary _tour de force_."
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading _Birmingham Mercury_: "A masterly work."
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading _Birmingham Mercury_: "A masterly work."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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a person who enjoys reading
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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for that reason; with the result that
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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 _The Athenæum_: "An excellent story."
the words of something written
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading _The Globe_: "A literary _tour de force_."
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radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading _The Daily Graphic_: "A unique achievement."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _Birmingham Mercury_: "A masterly work."
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
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close with a zipper
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Chapter 1 of My Austrian Love by Maxime Provost holds 407 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 407 sentences of My Austrian Love, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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