Chapter 1 of The Pauper of Park Lane is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Pauper of Park Lane is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York. This edition dated 1908. The Pauper of Park Lane, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ THE PAUPER OF PARK LANE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. CHAPTER ONE.
Chapter 1 of The Pauper of Park Lane is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1908.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1908.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.”
a person who is very poor
From this reading “The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.”
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From this reading This edition dated 1908.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
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From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1908.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1908.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
a narrow way or road
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
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From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
a person who is very poor
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
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From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1908.
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From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The Pauper of Park Lane By William Le Queux Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill Published by Cupples and Leon Company, New York.
Chapter 1 of The Pauper of Park Lane by William Le Queux holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of The Pauper of Park Lane, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Pauper of Park Lane by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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