Chapter 1 of The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays — Vol. 1 is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays — Vol. 1 is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD ETC. VOL. I. AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?' 'THE REBEL OF THE FAMILY' 'IONE' ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays — Vol. 1 is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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compensation for a wrong
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'”
a social unit living together
From this reading “'THE REBEL OF THE FAMILY' 'IONE' ETC.”
a young female
From this reading “THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD ETC.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'”
an amount of time
From this reading “THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD ETC.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “'THE REBEL OF THE FAMILY' 'IONE' ETC.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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compensation for a wrong
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'
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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'
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From this reading THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD ETC.
a social unit living together
From this reading 'THE REBEL OF THE FAMILY' 'IONE' ETC.
a young female
From this reading THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD ETC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
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From this reading 'THE REBEL OF THE FAMILY' 'IONE' ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD ETC.
an amount of time
From this reading THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD ETC.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading 'THE REBEL OF THE FAMILY' 'IONE' ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD ETC.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'
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From this reading VOL.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS' 'UNDER WHICH LORD?'
Chapter 1 of The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays — Vol. 1 by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 452 sentences of The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays — Vol. 1, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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