Chapter 1 of The Ladies' Vase is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Ladies' Vase is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies. Eighth Edition. Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co. Stereotyped by Richard H. Hobbs. Hartford, Conn.
Chapter 1 of The Ladies' Vase is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
From this reading “Hartford, Conn.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Eighth Edition.”
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading “Eighth Edition.”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co.”
notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
From this reading “Stereotyped by Richard H. Hobbs.”
a small handbook
From this reading “Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies.”
United States sociologist (1902-1979)
From this reading “Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co.”
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading “Stereotyped by Richard H. Hobbs.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stereotyped by Richard H. Hobbs.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co.
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
From this reading Hartford, Conn.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Eighth Edition.
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading Eighth Edition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co.
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co.
notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
From this reading Stereotyped by Richard H. Hobbs.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies.
a small handbook
From this reading Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies.
United States sociologist (1902-1979)
From this reading Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co.
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stereotyped by Richard H. Hobbs.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Hartford: H. S. Parsons and Co.
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading Stereotyped by Richard H. Hobbs.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies.
Chapter 1 of The Ladies' Vase by American lady holds 536 sentences, grouped into 108 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 536 sentences of The Ladies' Vase, unabridged, divided into 108 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Ladies' Vase by American lady exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 536 sentences, grouped into 108 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.
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