Chapter 1 of The Opened Shutters: A Novel is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Opened Shutters: A Novel is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OPENED SHUTTERS. Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50. JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50.
Chapter 1 of The Opened Shutters: A Novel is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50.”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “THE OPENED SHUTTERS.”
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading “THE OPENED SHUTTERS.”
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From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading THE OPENED SHUTTERS.
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading THE OPENED SHUTTERS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPENED SHUTTERS.
Chapter 1 of The Opened Shutters: A Novel by Clara Louise Burnham holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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 224 sentences of The Opened Shutters: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Opened Shutters: A Novel by Clara Louise Burnham exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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