Chapter 1 of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems is here in full — 2180 sentences across 436 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems is here in full — 2180 sentences across 436 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OTHER STORIES AND POEMS. Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor. San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1877. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems is here in full — 2180 sentences across 436 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor.”
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading “Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “OTHER STORIES AND POEMS.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “OTHER STORIES AND POEMS.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor.”
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From this reading 1877.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OTHER STORIES AND POEMS.
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From this reading San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OTHER STORIES AND POEMS.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading OTHER STORIES AND POEMS.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading San Francisco: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading OTHER STORIES AND POEMS.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor.
Chapter 1 of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems by Frances Fuller Victor holds 2180 sentences, grouped into 436 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 2180 sentences of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems, unabridged, divided into 436 reading sections.
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