Chapter 1 of The Four Corners of the World is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 1 of The Four Corners of the World by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of The Four Corners of the World, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Four Corners of the World by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Four Corners of the World is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
North of the Tropic of Capricorn. One of Them. Raymond Byatt. The Crystal Trench. The House of Terror.
Chapter 1 of The Four Corners of the World is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of Them.”
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From this reading Raymond Byatt.
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From this reading North of the Tropic of Capricorn.
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From this reading The Crystal Trench.
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From this reading The House of Terror.
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From this reading North of the Tropic of Capricorn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading North of the Tropic of Capricorn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of Them.
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From this reading Raymond Byatt.
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From this reading The House of Terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading North of the Tropic of Capricorn.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of Them.
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From this reading The Crystal Trench.
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From this reading North of the Tropic of Capricorn.
