Chapter 1 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[oe] represents the oe-ligature. Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc. With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co. "To the book!" she said. "To Nina Lempriere's book!
Chapter 1 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 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 “With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.”
emanating from God
From this reading “Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.”
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months
From this reading “With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “"To Nina Lempriere's book!”
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “[oe] represents the oe-ligature.”
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "To the book!" she said.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
a period of 100 years
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
emanating from God
From this reading Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc.
a helpful partner
From this reading Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To Nina Lempriere's book!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading "To Nina Lempriere's book!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [oe] represents the oe-ligature.
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From this reading [oe] represents the oe-ligature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Helpmate," Etc.
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading [oe] represents the oe-ligature.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "To the book!" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To the book!" she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [oe] represents the oe-ligature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To the book!" she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller New York The Century Co.
Chapter 1 of The Creators: A Comedy by May Sinclair holds 398 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.
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