Chapter 1 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc. "A MAID IN HER EARLY BLOOM." — J. Whyte-Melville. LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C. "A DELIGHTFUL man!"
Chapter 1 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading “Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.”
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “"A MAID IN HER EARLY BLOOM."”
the yard associated with a church
From this reading “LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.”
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading “Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.”
an extended area of land
From this reading “LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.”
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From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
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From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A MAID IN HER EARLY BLOOM."
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading "A MAID IN HER EARLY BLOOM."
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From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
the yard associated with a church
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading "A DELIGHTFUL man!"
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "A MAID IN HER EARLY BLOOM."
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From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A MAID IN HER EARLY BLOOM."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A MAID IN HER EARLY BLOOM."
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading — J. Whyte-Melville.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
a female domestic
From this reading "A MAID IN HER EARLY BLOOM."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "A DELIGHTFUL man!"
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
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From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
an extended area of land
From this reading LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard E.C.
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From this reading — J. Whyte-Melville.
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From this reading Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "Life's Little Stage," "Stories of the Abbey Precincts," "This Wonder-World," etc., etc.
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