Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Parasite: A Story is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARASITE A Story BY A. CONAN DOYLE
The Parasite: A Story
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Parasite: A Story is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 1 of The Parasite: A Story by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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Chapter 1 holds 228 sentences of The Parasite: A Story, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Parasite: A Story by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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Vocabulary met early in The Parasite: A Story
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Parasite: A Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Parasite
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Parasite: A Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
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- Conan
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- Doyle
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THE
PARASITE
A
Story
BY
A.
CONAN
DOYLE
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Parasite: A Story
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Parasite: A Story is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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THE
PARASITE
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A
Story
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BY
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CONAN
DOYLE
Learner Dictionary
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A
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From this reading A Story
BY
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CONAN
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From this reading CONAN DOYLE
DOYLE
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From this reading CONAN DOYLE
PARASITE
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From this reading THE PARASITE
Story
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From this reading A Story
THE
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From this reading THE PARASITE