Chapter I
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THE BLACK POODLE &c. AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' ETC. 72 FIFTH AVENUE. 1896. PREFACE.
The Black Poodle, and Other Tales
Chapter I
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THE
BLACK
POODLE
&c.
AUTHOR
OF
'VICE
VERSA'
ETC.
72
FIFTH
AVENUE.
1896.
PREFACE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Black Poodle, and Other Tales
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Black Poodle, and Other Tales is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
BLACK
POODLE
&c.
/ðə blæk ˈpuːdəl siː/
Line 2
AUTHOR
OF
'VICE
VERSA'
ETC.
Line 3
72
FIFTH
AVENUE.
Line 4
1896.
Line 5
PREFACE.
/ˈprefəs/
Learner Dictionary
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' ETC.”
a line of approach
From this reading “72 FIFTH AVENUE.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “THE BLACK POODLE &c.”
fifth
noun
US /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “72 FIFTH AVENUE.”
poodle
noun
US /ˈpuːdəl/
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading “THE BLACK POODLE &c.”
preface
noun
US /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
vice
noun
US /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' ETC.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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1896
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From this reading 1896.
72
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From this reading 72 FIFTH AVENUE.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' ETC.
a line of approach
From this reading 72 FIFTH AVENUE.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE BLACK POODLE &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading THE BLACK POODLE &c.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' ETC.
FIFTHnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading 72 FIFTH AVENUE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' ETC.
POODLEnounUS /ˈpuːdəl/
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading THE BLACK POODLE &c.
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK POODLE &c.
VERSA
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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' ETC.
VICEnounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' ETC.
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