Chapter 1 of The Prodigal Returns is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Prodigal Returns is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C. 2 Sunshine and a garden path . . flowers .
Chapter 1 of The Prodigal Returns is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “. flowers .”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “2 Sunshine and a garden path .”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “2 Sunshine and a garden path .”
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From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 2 Sunshine and a garden path .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
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From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
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From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading . flowers .
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading 2 Sunshine and a garden path .
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
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From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
a course of conduct
From this reading 2 Sunshine and a garden path .
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
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From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
the rays of the sun
From this reading 2 Sunshine and a garden path .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
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From this reading Lilian Staveley The Author of "The Golden Fountain" and "The Romance of the Soul" London John M. Watkins 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
Chapter 1 of The Prodigal Returns by Lilian Staveley holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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 464 sentences of The Prodigal Returns, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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