Chapter 1 of Pencil Sketches is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Pencil Sketches is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS. BY MISS LESLIE. INCLUDING "MRS. WASHINGTON POTTS," AND "MR. SMITH," WITH OTHER STORIES.
Chapter 1 of Pencil Sketches is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS.”
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “INCLUDING "MRS.”
social deportment
From this reading “OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “BY MISS LESLIE.”
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading “OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “SMITH," WITH OTHER STORIES.”
plural of “story” — 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 “SMITH," WITH OTHER STORIES.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “WASHINGTON POTTS," AND "MR.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MISS LESLIE.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading INCLUDING "MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY MISS LESLIE.
social deportment
From this reading OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading BY MISS LESLIE.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WASHINGTON POTTS," AND "MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading INCLUDING "MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading SMITH," WITH OTHER STORIES.
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading OUTLINES OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WASHINGTON POTTS," AND "MR.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading SMITH," WITH OTHER STORIES.
plural of “story” — 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 SMITH," WITH OTHER STORIES.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading WASHINGTON POTTS," AND "MR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SMITH," WITH OTHER STORIES.
Chapter 1 of Pencil Sketches by Eliza Leslie holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 391 sentences of Pencil Sketches, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Pencil Sketches by Eliza Leslie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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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