Chapter 1 of The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 2829 sentences across 566 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 2829 sentences across 566 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOL. II. _Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A. "'Don't be afraid.
Chapter 1 of The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 2829 sentences across 566 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “_Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.”
a university in England
From this reading “_All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “_All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading “_All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
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 “_All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “_All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “_All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
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From this reading _Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "'Don't be afraid.
(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 _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Don't be afraid.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
a university in England
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading _Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
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From this reading "'Don't be afraid.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Copyright, 1898,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
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 _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
a male human offspring
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
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From this reading VOL.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading _All rights reserved._ University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
Chapter 1 of The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Alphonse Daudet holds 2829 sentences, grouped into 566 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 2829 sentences of The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 566 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Alphonse Daudet exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 2829 sentences, grouped into 566 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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