Chapter 1 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc. Set up and electrotyped. Published, March, 1916. February, 1917. The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
Chapter 1 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 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 Heart of a Man," etc.”
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “February, 1917.”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc.”
march in a procession
From this reading “Published, March, 1916.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published, March, 1916.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
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set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
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From this reading Published, March, 1916.
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From this reading February, 1917.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc.
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From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
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From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading February, 1917.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
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From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc.
march in a procession
From this reading Published, March, 1916.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published, March, 1916.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Heart of a Man," etc.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bishop of Alden was practising his French upon Arsene LaComb.
Chapter 1 of The Shepherd of the North by Richard Aumerle Maher holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of The Shepherd of the North, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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