Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOL. VIII.—NO. 377. MARCH 19, 1887. PRICE ONE PENNY.
The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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VOL.
VIII.—NO.
377.
MARCH
19,
1887.
PRICE
ONE
PENNY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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VOL.
Line 2
VIII.—NO.
Line 3
377.
Line 4
MARCH
19,
1887.
Line 5
PRICE
ONE
PENNY.
/praɪs wʌn ˈpeni/
Learner Dictionary
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march in a procession
From this reading “MARCH 19, 1887.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “PRICE ONE PENNY.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “PRICE ONE PENNY.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “PRICE ONE PENNY.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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1887
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARCH 19, 1887.
19
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARCH 19, 1887.
377
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 377.
march in a procession
From this reading MARCH 19, 1887.
not any; not one
From this reading VIII.—NO.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PRICE ONE PENNY.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading PRICE ONE PENNY.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading PRICE ONE PENNY.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VIII.—NO.
VOL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887 by Various holds 19 sentences, grouped into 4 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.
What does chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887 contain?
Chapter 1 holds 19 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 19 sentences, grouped into 4 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.
How do I study chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887?
Work through the 4 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 4 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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How long does The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887 take to read?
About 71 minutes of reading across 171 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- March
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Price
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Penny
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Blind
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl's Own Paper, vol. VIII., no. 377, March 19, 1887; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.