Chapter 1 of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Unawares, by Frances Peard. ________________________________________________________________________ UNAWARES, BY FRANCES PEARD. CHAPTER ONE. "Quaint old town of toil and traffic." Longfellow.
Chapter 1 of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Unawares, by Frances Peard.”
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading “Longfellow.”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “"Quaint old town of toil and traffic."”
work hard
From this reading “"Quaint old town of toil and traffic."”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “"Quaint old town of toil and traffic."”
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading “"Quaint old town of toil and traffic."”
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading “Unawares, by Frances Peard.”
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In this reading “"Quaint old town of toil and traffic."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Quaint old town of toil and traffic."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Unawares, by Frances Peard.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Unawares, by Frances Peard.
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading Longfellow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Quaint old town of toil and traffic."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Quaint old town of toil and traffic."
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 Unawares, by Frances Peard.
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading "Quaint old town of toil and traffic."
work hard
From this reading "Quaint old town of toil and traffic."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Quaint old town of toil and traffic."
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading "Quaint old town of toil and traffic."
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading Unawares, by Frances Peard.
Chapter 1 of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town by Frances Mary Peard holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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