Chapter 1 of Phemie Frost's Experiences is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Phemie Frost's Experiences is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHEMIE FROST'S EXPERIENCES. MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS. AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC. LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
Chapter 1 of Phemie Frost's Experiences is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 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 “AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.”
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading “PHEMIE FROST'S EXPERIENCES.”
an acute insufficiency
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.”
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., 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: S. LOW, SON & CO.”
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.”
plural of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “ANN S. STEPHENS.”
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In this reading “AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
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From this reading ANN S. STEPHENS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading PHEMIE FROST'S EXPERIENCES.
an acute insufficiency
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHEMIE FROST'S EXPERIENCES.
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., 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: S. LOW, SON & CO.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHEMIE FROST'S EXPERIENCES.
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ANN S. STEPHENS.
a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
plural of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading ANN S. STEPHENS.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "REJECTED WIFE," "OLD HOMESTEAD," ETC., ETC., ETC.
Chapter 1 of Phemie Frost's Experiences by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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