Chapter 1 of The Broken Thread is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Broken Thread is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ THE BROKEN THREAD, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. CHAPTER ONE. CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK. "No. I mean the girl in black.
Chapter 1 of The Broken Thread is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK.”
a young female
From this reading “CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"No. I mean the girl in black.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.”
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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 CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK.
a young female
From this reading CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I mean the girl in black.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCERNS A GIRL IN BLACK.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "No. I mean the girl in black.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I mean the girl in black.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Broken Thread, by William Le Queux.
Chapter 1 of The Broken Thread by William Le Queux holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of The Broken Thread, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Broken Thread by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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