Chapter 1 of Running the Gauntlet: A Novel is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Running the Gauntlet: A Novel is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUNNING THE GAUNTLET. BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC. FORTITER--FIDELITER--FELICITER. LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE. NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
Chapter 1 of Running the Gauntlet: A Novel is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 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 EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.”
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading “RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.”
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a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
In this reading “BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.”
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From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.
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From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
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From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
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From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
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From this reading FORTITER--FIDELITER--FELICITER.
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From this reading FORTITER--FIDELITER--FELICITER.
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From this reading FORTITER--FIDELITER--FELICITER.
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
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)
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," 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: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.
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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
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From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
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From this reading BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "BLACK SHEEP," "KISSING THE ROD," ETC.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.
Chapter 1 of Running the Gauntlet: A Novel by Edmund Yates holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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