Chapter 1 of The Pleasures of the Country is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Pleasures of the Country is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. HARRIET MYRTLE. WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT. London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET. A VISIT TO THE OLD HALL.
Chapter 1 of The Pleasures of the Country is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “A VISIT TO THE OLD HALL.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.”
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading “HARRIET MYRTLE.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “A VISIT TO THE OLD HALL.”
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From this reading London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VISIT TO THE OLD HALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.
being one more than seven
From this reading WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A VISIT TO THE OLD HALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRIET MYRTLE.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading HARRIET MYRTLE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading London: ADDEY AND CO., 21, OLD BOND STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISIT TO THE OLD HALL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISIT TO THE OLD HALL.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A VISIT TO THE OLD HALL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.
Chapter 1 of The Pleasures of the Country by Harriet Myrtle holds 546 sentences, grouped into 110 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.
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