Chapter 1 of The Lady of Lynn is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Lady of Lynn is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Lady of Lynn is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Dodd, Mead and Company .”
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading “See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.”
a young female
From this reading “See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.”
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading “Dodd, Mead and Company .”
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “New York .”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Dodd, Mead and Company .
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dodd, Mead and Company .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
a young female
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading Dodd, Mead and Company .
the force of workers available
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See https:// Author of "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," "The Orange Girl," Etc.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York .
Chapter 1 of The Lady of Lynn by Walter Besant holds 338 sentences, grouped into 68 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 338 sentences of The Lady of Lynn, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Lady of Lynn by Walter Besant exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 338 sentences, grouped into 68 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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