Chapter 1 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Published May 7, 1901. 6th Thousand, June 11, 1901. 10th Thousand, July 19, 1901. 13th Thousand, Aug. 16, 1901.
Chapter 1 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “13th Thousand, Aug.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “10th Thousand, July 19, 1901.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “6th Thousand, June 11, 1901.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Published May 7, 1901.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published May 7, 1901.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “6th Thousand, June 11, 1901.”
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From this reading 10th Thousand, July 19, 1901.
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From this reading 6th Thousand, June 11, 1901.
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From this reading 13th Thousand, Aug.
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From this reading 16, 1901.
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From this reading 10th Thousand, July 19, 1901.
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From this reading Published May 7, 1901.
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From this reading 6th Thousand, June 11, 1901.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Published May 7, 1901.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading 13th Thousand, Aug.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading 10th Thousand, July 19, 1901.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading 6th Thousand, June 11, 1901.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Published May 7, 1901.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published May 7, 1901.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading 6th Thousand, June 11, 1901.
Chapter 1 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today by Maud Howard Peterson holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today by Maud Howard Peterson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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