Chapter 1 of The Fall of Prince Florestan of Monaco is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Fall of Prince Florestan of Monaco is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler. THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO. BY HIMSELF. London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1874.
Chapter 1 of The Fall of Prince Florestan of Monaco is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading “This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “BY HIMSELF.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London: MACMILLAN AND CO.”
a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera
From this reading “THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.”
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From this reading 1874.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BY HIMSELF.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera
From this reading THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALL OF PRINCE FLORESTAN OF MONACO.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
Chapter 1 of The Fall of Prince Florestan of Monaco by Charles Wentworth, Sir Dilke holds 468 sentences, grouped into 94 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 468 sentences of The Fall of Prince Florestan of Monaco, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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