Chapter 1 of Sporting Society is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Sporting Society is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
9 HART STREET, BLOOMSBURY. IN SCARLET AND SILK. Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase riding. By FOX RUSSELL. With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.
Chapter 1 of Sporting Society is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.”
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading “With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.”
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “9 HART STREET, BLOOMSBURY.”
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading “With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.”
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase riding.”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “By FOX RUSSELL.”
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading “IN SCARLET AND SILK.”
a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
From this reading “Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase riding.”
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From this reading 9 HART STREET, BLOOMSBURY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN SCARLET AND SILK.
a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
From this reading 9 HART STREET, BLOOMSBURY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By FOX RUSSELL.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading By FOX RUSSELL.
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading 9 HART STREET, BLOOMSBURY.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase riding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SCARLET AND SILK.
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase riding.
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase riding.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase riding.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading By FOX RUSSELL.
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading IN SCARLET AND SILK.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading IN SCARLET AND SILK.
a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
From this reading Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase riding.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading 9 HART STREET, BLOOMSBURY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With two drawings in colour by FINCH MASON.
Chapter 1 of Sporting Society by Fox [Editor] Russell holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Sporting Society, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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