Chapter 1 of My Young Days is here in full — 774 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of My Young Days is here in full — 774 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY YOUNG DAYS. BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC. _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY. LONDON: SEELEY, JACKSON, & HALLIDAY. 1872.
Chapter 1 of My Young Days is here in full — 774 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “_WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “_WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “LONDON: SEELEY, JACKSON, & HALLIDAY.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “_WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.”
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 “_WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.”
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From this reading 1872.
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From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MY YOUNG DAYS.
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From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
to or in any or all places
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading LONDON: SEELEY, JACKSON, & HALLIDAY.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading LONDON: SEELEY, JACKSON, & HALLIDAY.
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From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
the literary culture
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SEELEY, JACKSON, & HALLIDAY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY YOUNG DAYS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
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From this reading LONDON: SEELEY, JACKSON, & HALLIDAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "EVENING AMUSEMENT," "LETTERS EVERYWHERE," ETC., ETC.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
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 _WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL KONEWKA._ NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO., 713, BROADWAY.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading MY YOUNG DAYS.
Chapter 1 of My Young Days by Anonymous holds 774 sentences, grouped into 155 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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