Chapter 1 of The Point of View is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Point of View is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
London MACMILLAN AND CO. _Printed by_ R. & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_. I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
Chapter 1 of The Point of View is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.”
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “& R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London MACMILLAN AND CO.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.”
past form of “print” — put into print
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London MACMILLAN AND CO.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
the first light of day
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Printed by_ R.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London MACMILLAN AND CO.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading London MACMILLAN AND CO.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Printed by_ R.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _Printed by_ R.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
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From this reading I. FROM MISS AURORA CHURCH, AT SEA, TO MISS WHITESIDE, IN PARIS.
Chapter 1 of The Point of View by Henry James holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 168 sentences of The Point of View, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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