Chapter 1 of The Haunting of Low Fennel is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Haunting of Low Fennel is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE. BY C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE. THE LOVERS OF YVONNE. BY RAFAEL SABATINI. THE MARRIAGE OF MARGARET.
Chapter 1 of The Haunting of Low Fennel is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.”
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading “_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.”
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “THE LOVERS OF YVONNE.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “THE MARRIAGE OF MARGARET.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.”
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BY C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
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From this reading BY C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE.
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From this reading BY C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading BY C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE.
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE LOVERS OF YVONNE.
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE OF MARGARET.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE MARRIAGE OF MARGARET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
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From this reading BY RAFAEL SABATINI.
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From this reading BY RAFAEL SABATINI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOVERS OF YVONNE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME._ ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
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From this reading THE LOVERS OF YVONNE.
Chapter 1 of The Haunting of Low Fennel by Sax Rohmer holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 447 sentences of The Haunting of Low Fennel, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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