Chapter 1 of Popular Tales is here in full — 1108 sentences across 222 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Popular Tales is here in full — 1108 sentences across 222 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// Reed and Pardon, Printers, Paternoster-Row, London. POPULAR TALES. MADAME GUIZOT. Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke. London: George Routledge & Co., Farringdon Street.
Chapter 1 of Popular Tales is here in full — 1108 sentences across 222 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading “Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “MADAME GUIZOT.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “See https:// Reed and Pardon, Printers, Paternoster-Row, London.”
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading “POPULAR TALES.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “See https:// Reed and Pardon, Printers, Paternoster-Row, London.”
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading “See https:// Reed and Pardon, Printers, Paternoster-Row, London.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “POPULAR TALES.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.”
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In this reading “POPULAR TALES.”
In this reading “Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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From this reading London: George Routledge & Co., Farringdon Street.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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From this reading MADAME GUIZOT.
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a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading MADAME GUIZOT.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.
accept an excuse for
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// Reed and Pardon, Printers, Paternoster-Row, London.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading POPULAR TALES.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading See https:// Reed and Pardon, Printers, Paternoster-Row, London.
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading See https:// Reed and Pardon, Printers, Paternoster-Row, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: George Routledge & Co., Farringdon Street.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading London: George Routledge & Co., Farringdon Street.
plural of “tale” — 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 POPULAR TALES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated from the French by Mrs. L. Burke.
Chapter 1 of Popular Tales by Madame (Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline) Guizot holds 1108 sentences, grouped into 222 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 1108 sentences of Popular Tales, unabridged, divided into 222 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Popular Tales by Madame (Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline) Guizot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1108 sentences, grouped into 222 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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