Chapter 1 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey. ________________________________________________________________________ THE DAUGHTERS OF A GENIUS, BY MRS GEORGE DE HORNE VAIZEY. CHAPTER ONE. UNKNOWN COUSINS. "What is your letter, my dear?
Chapter 1 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “UNKNOWN COUSINS.”
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.”
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.”
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading “The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"What is your letter, my dear?”
not known
From this reading “UNKNOWN COUSINS.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading UNKNOWN COUSINS.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
dearly loved
From this reading "What is your letter, my dear?
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is your letter, my dear?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "What is your letter, my dear?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What is your letter, my dear?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
not known
From this reading UNKNOWN COUSINS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Daughters of a Genius, by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is your letter, my dear?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is your letter, my dear?
Chapter 1 of The Daughters of a Genius by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 443 sentences of The Daughters of a Genius, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Daughters of a Genius by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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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