Chapter 1 of The wounded Eros is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The wounded Eros is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO GENTLEMEN IN TOURAINE. (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid. _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents. (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.) AMONG FRENCH INNS.
Chapter 1 of The wounded Eros is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “(_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.”
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading “(_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “(_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.”
plural of “inn” — a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “AMONG FRENCH INNS.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “_Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.”
the charge for mailing something
From this reading “_Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.”
a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center
From this reading “(_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.”
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 “TWO GENTLEMEN IN TOURAINE.”
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From this reading _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.
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From this reading _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.
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From this reading _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.
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From this reading (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.)
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From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
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From this reading (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.)
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From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG FRENCH INNS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
showing who or what does the action
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.)
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
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From this reading (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.)
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.)
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading AMONG FRENCH INNS.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN IN TOURAINE.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN IN TOURAINE.
plural of “inn” — a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading AMONG FRENCH INNS.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.)
the charge for mailing something
From this reading _Automobile Edition_, 12mo, cloth, $1.20 net, postage 10 cents.
used especially of mail; paid in advance
From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
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From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.)
a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center
From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN IN TOURAINE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN IN TOURAINE.
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From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_By Richard Sudbury._) 8vo, cloth, illustrated, and with decorative border, $3.50 postpaid.
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 (Duffield & Company, 36 East 21st Street, New York.)
Chapter 1 of The wounded Eros by Charles Gibson holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of The wounded Eros, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The wounded Eros by Charles Gibson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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