Chapter 1 of The strike of a sex is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The strike of a sex is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Novel. GEORGE NOYES MILLER. (_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM. REEVES: 183, CHARING CROSS RD. W.C.
Chapter 1 of The strike of a sex is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading “(_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “REEVES: 183, CHARING CROSS RD.”
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “GEORGE NOYES MILLER.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A Novel.”
English poet (1880-1958)
From this reading “GEORGE NOYES MILLER.”
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario
From this reading “(_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.”
plural of “reeve” — female ruff
From this reading “REEVES: 183, CHARING CROSS RD.”
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From this reading REEVES: 183, CHARING CROSS RD.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Novel.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading W.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REEVES: 183, CHARING CROSS RD.
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading (_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.
travel across or pass over
From this reading REEVES: 183, CHARING CROSS RD.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE NOYES MILLER.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading (_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading (_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading GEORGE NOYES MILLER.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel.
English poet (1880-1958)
From this reading GEORGE NOYES MILLER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario
From this reading (_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REEVES: 183, CHARING CROSS RD.
plural of “reeve” — female ruff
From this reading REEVES: 183, CHARING CROSS RD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.
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 W.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Member of the Oneida Community)._ LONDON: WM.
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