Chapter 1 of Nancy Pembroke in Nova Scotia is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Nancy Pembroke in Nova Scotia is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc. I. A Résumé II. A Beginning III. Bon Voyage IV. On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.
Chapter 1 of Nancy Pembroke in Nova Scotia is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading ““Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.”
provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
From this reading “On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.”
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading ““Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading ““Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading ““Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.”
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading ““Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.”
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.”
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading ““Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.”
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the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
In this reading “On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.”
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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 I. A Résumé II.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading A Beginning III.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bon Voyage IV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
From this reading On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. A Résumé II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. A Résumé II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A Beginning III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Bon Voyage IV.
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
a female domestic
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I. A Résumé II.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading “Nancy Pembroke, College Maid,” “Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans,” “Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Boxford,” “Nancy Pembroke in Canada,” “Nancy Pembroke, Junior” etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading On the High Seas V. Halifax VI.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Bon Voyage IV.
Chapter 1 of Nancy Pembroke in Nova Scotia by Margaret T. Van Epps holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of Nancy Pembroke in Nova Scotia, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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