Chapter 1 of The bracelets is here in full — 669 sentences across 134 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The bracelets is here in full — 669 sentences across 134 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED. AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC. ETC. With Illustrations from Original Designs. THE BRACELETS.
Chapter 1 of The bracelets is here in full — 669 sentences across 134 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a cheerful and agreeable mood
From this reading “OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED.”
plural of “bracelet” — a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading “THE BRACELETS.”
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “With Illustrations from Original Designs.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations from Original Designs.”
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading “OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED.”
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC.”
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading “OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC.”
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a cheerful and agreeable mood
From this reading OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC.
plural of “bracelet” — a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading THE BRACELETS.
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading With Illustrations from Original Designs.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With Illustrations from Original Designs.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations from Original Designs.
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading With Illustrations from Original Designs.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC.
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading OR, AMIABILITY AND INDUSTRY REWARDED.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AUTHOR OF "POPULAR TALES," "MORAL TALES," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRACELETS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations from Original Designs.
Chapter 1 of The bracelets by Maria Edgeworth holds 669 sentences, grouped into 134 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 669 sentences of The bracelets, unabridged, divided into 134 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The bracelets by Maria Edgeworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 669 sentences, grouped into 134 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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