Chapter 1 of Tartarin on the Alps is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Tartarin on the Alps is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TARTARIN ON THE ALPS. TARTARIN ON THE ALPS. Apparition on the Rigi-Kulm. Who is it? What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
Chapter 1 of Tartarin on the Alps is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
From this reading “TARTARIN ON THE ALPS.”
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading “Apparition on the Rigi-Kulm.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “What was said around a table of six hundred covers.”
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading “What was said around a table of six hundred covers.”
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From this reading “What was said around a table of six hundred covers.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What was said around a table of six hundred covers.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “What was said around a table of six hundred covers.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “What was said around a table of six hundred covers.”
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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 What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
From this reading TARTARIN ON THE ALPS.
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading Apparition on the Rigi-Kulm.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
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From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who is it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TARTARIN ON THE ALPS.
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From this reading Apparition on the Rigi-Kulm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TARTARIN ON THE ALPS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TARTARIN ON THE ALPS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was said around a table of six hundred covers.
which person or people
From this reading Who is it?
Chapter 1 of Tartarin on the Alps by Alphonse Daudet holds 469 sentences, grouped into 94 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 469 sentences of Tartarin on the Alps, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Tartarin on the Alps by Alphonse Daudet exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 469 sentences, grouped into 94 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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