Chapter 1 of The Winepress is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Winepress is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. The Church II. Margaret III. Undercurrents IV. Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI. Physician and Friend VII.
Chapter 1 of The Winepress is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “I. The Church II.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Physician and Friend VII.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Physician and Friend VII.”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.”
plural of “undercurrent” — a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
From this reading “Undercurrents IV.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Physician and Friend VII.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I. The Church II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Physician and Friend VII.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. The Church II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. The Church II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Margaret III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Undercurrents IV.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret III.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Physician and Friend VII.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I. The Church II.
plural of “undercurrent” — a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
From this reading Undercurrents IV.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Shadows at the Parsonage V. Dr. Eldrige, Jr. VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Physician and Friend VII.
Chapter 1 of The Winepress by Christine Beals holds 418 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 418 sentences of The Winepress, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Winepress by Christine Beals exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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