Chapter 1 of Mystery and Confidence: A Tale. Vol. 3 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Mystery and Confidence: A Tale. Vol. 3 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A TALE._ BY ELIZABETH PINCHARD. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. B. CLARKE, Printer, Well-street, London.
Chapter 1 of Mystery and Confidence: A Tale. Vol. 3 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “_A TALE._ BY ELIZABETH PINCHARD.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “B. CLARKE, Printer, Well-street, London.”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “B. CLARKE, Printer, Well-street, London.”
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 TALE._ BY ELIZABETH PINCHARD.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
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In this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
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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 _A TALE._ BY ELIZABETH PINCHARD.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B. CLARKE, Printer, Well-street, London.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A TALE._ BY ELIZABETH PINCHARD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading B. CLARKE, Printer, Well-street, London.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading _A TALE._ BY ELIZABETH PINCHARD.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading B. CLARKE, Printer, Well-street, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A TALE._ BY ELIZABETH PINCHARD.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading B. CLARKE, Printer, Well-street, London.
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 TALE._ BY ELIZABETH PINCHARD.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading B. CLARKE, Printer, Well-street, London.
Chapter 1 of Mystery and Confidence: A Tale. Vol. 3 by Elizabeth Sibthorpe Pinchard holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Mystery and Confidence: A Tale. Vol. 3, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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