Chapter I
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WAR OF WOMEN. ALEXANDRE DUMAS. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I.
The War of Women, Volume 1
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The War of Women, Volume 1 is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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WAR
OF
WOMEN.
ALEXANDRE
DUMAS.
IN
TWO
VOLUMES.
VOL.
I.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The War of Women, Volume 1
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The War of Women, Volume 1 is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
WAR
OF
WOMEN.
/wɔːr ʌv ˈwɪmən/
Line 2
ALEXANDRE
DUMAS.
Line 3
IN
TWO
VOLUMES.
/ɪn tuː ˈvɑːljuːmz/
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VOL.
Line 5
I.
/aɪ/
Learner Dictionary
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dumas
noun
US /ˈduːməz/
French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
From this reading “ALEXANDRE DUMAS.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
volumes
noun
US /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “WAR OF WOMEN.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “WAR OF WOMEN.”
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TWO VOLUMES
noun + noun
counted as “two volume”
In this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
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ALEXANDRE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALEXANDRE DUMAS.
DUMASnounUS /ˈduːməz/
French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
From this reading ALEXANDRE DUMAS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WAR OF WOMEN.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
VOLUMESnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading WAR OF WOMEN.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading WAR OF WOMEN.
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- Women
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