Chapter 1 of The Frontier is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Frontier is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC. "They've done it!" "What?" "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups." "What about it?"
Chapter 1 of The Frontier is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What about it?"”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “"The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"They've done it!"”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “"The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."”
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.”
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "They've done it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
a person of German nationality
From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They've done it!"
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
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From this reading "They've done it!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
Chapter 1 of The Frontier by Maurice Leblanc holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 225 sentences of The Frontier, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Frontier by Maurice Leblanc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
Work through the 45 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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