Chapter 1 of The Sunken Isthmus is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Sunken Isthmus is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92. NEW YORK, JULY 29, 1904. Price 5 Cents. In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
Chapter 1 of The Sunken Isthmus is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading “Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Price 5 Cents.”
many and different
From this reading “In a few minutes they were near the other divers.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.”
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “NEW YORK, JULY 29, 1904.”
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “In a few minutes they were near the other divers.”
a local branch where postal services are available
In this reading “Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.”
by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
In this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
In this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
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From this reading NEW YORK, JULY 29, 1904.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK, JULY 29, 1904.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Price 5 Cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Price 5 Cents.
many and different
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading NEW YORK, JULY 29, 1904.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK, JULY 29, 1904.
not any; not one
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
for each
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price 5 Cents.
of inferior status or quality
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a few minutes they were near the other divers.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office_ No. 92.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
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 NEW YORK, JULY 29, 1904.
Chapter 1 of The Sunken Isthmus by Luis Senarens holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 131 sentences of The Sunken Isthmus, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Sunken Isthmus by Luis Senarens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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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