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The Crime of Henry Vane: A Study with a Moral
The Crime of Henry Vane: A Study with a Moral

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Crime of Henry Vane: A Study with a Moral is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of The Crime of Henry Vane: A Study with a Moral by Frederic Jesup Stimson holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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Chapter 1 holds 438 sentences of The Crime of Henry Vane: A Study with a Moral, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.

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Charles
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Scribner's
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BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.
Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos.
10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.
THE CRIME OF HENRY VANE.
"----Make a fool of yourself, like Vane."
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The Crime of Henry Vane: A Study with a Moral

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Crime of Henry Vane: A Study with a Moral is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.
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Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos.
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10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.
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THE CRIME OF HENRY VANE.
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"----Make a fool of yourself, like Vane."

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “"----Make a fool of yourself, like Vane."”

All words in this reading · 26

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10

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From this reading 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.

20

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From this reading 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "----Make a fool of yourself, like Vane."

Astor

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From this reading 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.

CHARLES

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From this reading BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.

Co

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From this reading Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos.

CRIME

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From this reading THE CRIME OF HENRY VANE.

fool

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From this reading "----Make a fool of yourself, like Vane."

HENRY

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From this reading THE CRIME OF HENRY VANE.

J

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From this reading Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos.

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "----Make a fool of yourself, like Vane."

Little

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From this reading Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos.

Make

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From this reading "----Make a fool of yourself, like Vane."

New

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From this reading 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.

Nos

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From this reading Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos.

Place

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From this reading 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.

Press

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From this reading Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos.

SCRIBNER'S

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From this reading BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.

SONS

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From this reading BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CRIME OF HENRY VANE.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.

VANE

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From this reading THE CRIME OF HENRY VANE.

York

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "----Make a fool of yourself, like Vane."