Chapter 1 of The Little Russian Servant is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Little Russian Servant is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT. THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT. HENRI GREVILLE. _Neely's Booklet Series. No. 24, June 12, 1899.
Chapter 1 of The Little Russian Servant is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading “_Neely's Booklet Series.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “No. 24, June 12, 1899.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “_Neely's Booklet Series.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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 No. 24, June 12, 1899.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No. 24, June 12, 1899.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No. 24, June 12, 1899.
a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading _Neely's Booklet Series.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HENRI GREVILLE.
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From this reading HENRI GREVILLE.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading No. 24, June 12, 1899.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Neely's Booklet Series.
not any; not one
From this reading No. 24, June 12, 1899.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading _Neely's Booklet Series.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT.
Chapter 1 of The Little Russian Servant by Henry Gréville holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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 333 sentences of The Little Russian Servant, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Little Russian Servant by Henry Gréville exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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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