Chapter 1 of Naomi is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Naomi is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. BY THE SAME AUTHOR. THE STANDARD OF LIFE. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN ABSOLON. PREFACE THE SEVENTEENTH EDITION.
Chapter 1 of Naomi is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY THE SAME AUTHOR.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “PREFACE THE SEVENTEENTH EDITION.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN ABSOLON.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE THE SEVENTEENTH EDITION.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “BY THE SAME AUTHOR.”
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading “PREFACE THE SEVENTEENTH EDITION.”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “THE STANDARD OF LIFE.”
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From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN ABSOLON.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading PREFACE THE SEVENTEENTH EDITION.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN ABSOLON.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE STANDARD OF LIFE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STANDARD OF LIFE.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE THE SEVENTEENTH EDITION.
Identical; not different.
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading PREFACE THE SEVENTEENTH EDITION.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading THE STANDARD OF LIFE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
Chapter 1 of Naomi by J. B., Mrs. (Annie) Webb holds 23 sentences, grouped into 5 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 23 sentences of Naomi, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Naomi by J. B., Mrs. (Annie) Webb exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 23 sentences, grouped into 5 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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