Chapter 1 of The Day of Resis is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Day of Resis is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAY OF RESIS. BY LILLIAN FRANCES MENTOR. ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST. MDCCCXCVII. The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
Chapter 1 of The Day of Resis is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.”
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “BY LILLIAN FRANCES MENTOR.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.”
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
From this reading “BY LILLIAN FRANCES MENTOR.”
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In this reading “The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.”
In this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST.”
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY LILLIAN FRANCES MENTOR.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE DAY OF RESIS.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading BY LILLIAN FRANCES MENTOR.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
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From this reading BY LILLIAN FRANCES MENTOR.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
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From this reading MDCCCXCVII.
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
From this reading BY LILLIAN FRANCES MENTOR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF RESIS.
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From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST.
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From this reading THE DAY OF RESIS.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF RESIS.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. V. PARKHURST.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The following letter and document were the first causes of the long journey, and strange adventure.
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