Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 987, November 26, 1898 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 987, November 26, 1898 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOVEMBER 26, 1898. [PRICE ONE PENNY.] FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS. JERUSALEM. Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 987, November 26, 1898 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
From this reading “Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.”
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading “Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.”
an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
From this reading “FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.”
a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
From this reading “Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.”
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading “JERUSALEM.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “NOVEMBER 26, 1898.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “[PRICE ONE PENNY.]”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading NOVEMBER 26, 1898.
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From this reading NOVEMBER 26, 1898.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
From this reading FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading JERUSALEM.
immediately past
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading NOVEMBER 26, 1898.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.]
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
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.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Elizabeth and I mounted a camel and took our last _schimmel hauer_, or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 987, November 26, 1898 by Various holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 136 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 987, November 26, 1898, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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