Chapter 1 of The Vicar's People is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Vicar's People is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn. ________________________________________________________________________ THE VICAR'S PEOPLE, BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. CHAPTER ONE. PENWYNN, BANKER. "H'm! ah! yes! of course!
Chapter 1 of The Vicar's People is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “PENWYNN, BANKER.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"H'm! ah! yes! of course!”
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 “The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"H'm! ah! yes! of course!”
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as might be expected
In this reading “"H'm! ah! yes! of course!”
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From this reading "H'm! ah! yes! of course!
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading PENWYNN, BANKER.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "H'm! ah! yes! of course!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.
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 The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "H'm! ah! yes! of course!
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From this reading The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "H'm! ah! yes! of course!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PENWYNN, BANKER.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.
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From this reading The Vicar's People, by George Manville Fenn.
an affirmative
From this reading "H'm! ah! yes! of course!
Chapter 1 of The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 386 sentences of The Vicar's People, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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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