Chapter 1 of The Rambles of a Rat is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Rambles of a Rat is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RAMBLES OF A RAT. THE RAMBLES OF A RAT. A. L. O. E. T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York. Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.
Chapter 1 of The Rambles of a Rat is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 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 “Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “THE RAMBLES OF A RAT.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and 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 “T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RAMBLES OF A RAT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading A. L. O. E.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading A. L. O. E.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A. L. O. E.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RAMBLES OF A RAT.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Author of "The Giant-killer," "Pride and his Prisoners," &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RAMBLES OF A RAT.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading THE RAMBLES OF A RAT.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAMBLES OF A RAT.
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 T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, and New York.
Chapter 1 of The Rambles of a Rat by A. L. O. E. holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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