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Chapter 1 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES. Price _1s. 6d._, paper; _2s. 6 d._, cloth. 1.
Chapter 1 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “_THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “6 d._, cloth.”
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading “_THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “6d._, paper; _2s.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “_THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “Price _1s.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “_THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.”
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From this reading Price _1s.
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From this reading 6d._, paper; _2s.
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From this reading 6d._, paper; _2s.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading 6 d._, cloth.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d._, paper; _2s.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading 6d._, paper; _2s.
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From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price _1s.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Price _1s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO._ IN MONTHLY VOLUMES.
Chapter 1 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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 380 sentences of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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