Chapter 1 of The black cat, vol. I, no. 7, April 1896 is here in full — 647 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The black cat, vol. I, no. 7, April 1896 is here in full — 647 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
April 1896. =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson. { H. D. Umbstaetter. =The Man at Solitaria=, Geik Turner. =The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.
Chapter 1 of The black cat, vol. I, no. 7, April 1896 is here in full — 647 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “=The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “April 1896.”
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading “=The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.”
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading “=The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.”
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “=The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “=The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “=The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.”
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “=The Man at Solitaria=, Geik Turner.”
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From this reading April 1896.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading April 1896.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading =The Man at Solitaria=, Geik Turner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading =The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading { H. D. Umbstaetter.
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading =The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading =The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =The Man at Solitaria=, Geik Turner.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading { H. D. Umbstaetter.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading =The Man at Solitaria=, Geik Turner.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading =The Compass of Fortune=, Eugene Shade Bisbee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =The Man at Solitaria=, Geik Turner.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading =The Mystery of the Thirty Millions=, { T. F. Anderson.
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading =The Man at Solitaria=, Geik Turner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading { H. D. Umbstaetter.
Chapter 1 of The black cat, vol. I, no. 7, April 1896 by Various holds 647 sentences, grouped into 130 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 647 sentences of The black cat, vol. I, no. 7, April 1896, unabridged, divided into 130 reading sections.
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