Chapter 1 of The Yellow Chief is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Yellow Chief is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons. This edition dated 1875. The Yellow Chief, by Captain Mayne Reid. ________________________________________________________________________ THE YELLOW CHIEF, BY CAPTAIN MAYNE REID. CHAPTER ONE.
Chapter 1 of The Yellow Chief is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at another time
From this reading “The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1875.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1875.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.”
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading “The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.”
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From this reading This edition dated 1875.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
at another time
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1875.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1875.
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 Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1875.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The Yellow Chief By Captain Mayne Reid Illustrations by Anon Published by George Routledge and Sons.
Chapter 1 of The Yellow Chief by Mayne Reid holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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 482 sentences of The Yellow Chief, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Yellow Chief by Mayne Reid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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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About 157 minutes of reading across 378 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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