Chapter 8 of The book of Martha is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The book of Martha is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air. A Romantic Fantasy. Illustrated in colour and in line. _Sq. cr. 8vo.
Chapter 8 of The book of Martha is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “Illustrated in colour and in line.”
imagination unrestricted by reality
From this reading “A Romantic Fantasy.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated in colour and in line.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Illustrated in colour and in line.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “A Romantic Fantasy.”
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.
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From this reading 8vo.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Romantic Fantasy.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
a young person of either sex
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Illustrated in colour and in line.
a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
From this reading _Sq. cr.
imagination unrestricted by reality
From this reading A Romantic Fantasy.
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 SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated in colour and in line.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Illustrated in colour and in line.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Illustrated in colour and in line.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading A Romantic Fantasy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sq. cr.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 8vo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPIELMANN, Mrs M. H., and WILHELM, C. The Child of the Air.
Chapter 8 of The book of Martha by Mrs. Dowdall holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 8 holds 441 sentences of The book of Martha, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The book of Martha by Mrs. Dowdall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Work through the 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The book of Martha, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
