Chapter 1 of Roger Kyffin's Ward is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Roger Kyffin's Ward is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston. ________________________________________________________________________ ROGER KYFFIN'S WARD, BY WHG KINGSTON. CHAPTER ONE. A PANIC IN THE CITY. London was in commotion.
Chapter 1 of Roger Kyffin's Ward is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “A PANIC IN THE CITY.”
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading “London was in commotion.”
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading “Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London was in commotion.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “A PANIC IN THE CITY.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston.”
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In this reading “A PANIC IN THE CITY.”
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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 A PANIC IN THE CITY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A PANIC IN THE CITY.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading London was in commotion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PANIC IN THE CITY.
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London was in commotion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading A PANIC IN THE CITY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PANIC IN THE CITY.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London was in commotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger Kyffin's Ward, by WHG Kingston.
Chapter 1 of Roger Kyffin's Ward by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Roger Kyffin's Ward, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Roger Kyffin's Ward by William Henry Giles Kingston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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