Chapter 1 of The belle of a season is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The belle of a season is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BELLE OF A SEASON. THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c. UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR. CHARLES HEATH.
Chapter 1 of The belle of a season is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “THE BELLE OF A SEASON.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES HEATH.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “CHARLES HEATH.”
an artist who paints
From this reading “A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “THE BELLE OF A SEASON.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR.”
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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 THE BELLE OF A SEASON.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading THE BELLE OF A SEASON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES HEATH.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading CHARLES HEATH.
a form of address for a man
From this reading UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BELLE OF A SEASON.
an artist who paints
From this reading A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading THE BELLE OF A SEASON.
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
From this reading UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BELLE OF A SEASON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A. E. CHALON, R. A. PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR.
Chapter 1 of The belle of a season by Marguerite, Countess of Blessington holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of The belle of a season, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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