Chapter 1 of The Mysterious Mr. Miller is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Mysterious Mr. Miller is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ THE MYSTERIOUS MR MILLER, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. CHAPTER ONE. A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH. "Why!
Chapter 1 of The Mysterious Mr. Miller is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.
of an obscure nature
From this reading The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.
possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading A STRANGER IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why!
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From this reading The Mysterious Mr Miller, by William Le Queux.
Chapter 1 of The Mysterious Mr. Miller by William Le Queux holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of The Mysterious Mr. Miller, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Mysterious Mr. Miller by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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