Chapter 1 of The Law of Hotel Life is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Law of Hotel Life is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest. BY R. VASHON ROGERS JR. Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY. BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD & CO. The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
Chapter 1 of The Law of Hotel Life is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university in England
From this reading “The Riverside Press, Cambridge.”
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading “BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD & CO.”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest.”
the bank of a river
From this reading “The Riverside Press, Cambridge.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “BY R. VASHON ROGERS JR.”
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading “Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.”
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading “Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.”
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading “Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest.
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From this reading Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD & CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY R. VASHON ROGERS JR.
a university in England
From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD & CO.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.
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From this reading Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest.
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD & CO.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading BY R. VASHON ROGERS JR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest.
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From this reading BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD & CO.
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From this reading Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading BY R. VASHON ROGERS JR.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest.
the bank of a river
From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading BY R. VASHON ROGERS JR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY R. VASHON ROGERS JR.
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading Of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-Law SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY.
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading Wrongs and Rights of Host and Guest.
Chapter 1 of The Law of Hotel Life by R. Vashon (Robert Vashon) Rogers holds 139 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 139 sentences of The Law of Hotel Life, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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