Chapter 1 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END, Part the First. _SATURN SHALL BE KING_. UNDER ST PAUL'S. * * * SHE AND HE. '"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"
Chapter 1 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading “'"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"”
chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
From this reading “'"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"”
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading “'"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “UNDER ST PAUL'S.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “'"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"”
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading “'"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “'"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"”
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
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cut of beef suitable for roasting
In this reading “'"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * SHE AND HE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _SATURN SHALL BE KING_.
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading '"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END, Part the First.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE END, Part the First.
chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
From this reading '"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * SHE AND HE.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _SATURN SHALL BE KING_.
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading '"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading '"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE END, Part the First.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading UNDER ST PAUL'S.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading '"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading '"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading '"Roast beef, roast pork, mutton pie, or hash?"
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading _SATURN SHALL BE KING_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _SATURN SHALL BE KING_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * SHE AND HE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER ST PAUL'S.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END, Part the First.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER ST PAUL'S.
Chapter 1 of Under St Paul's: A Romance by Richard Dowling holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 226 sentences of Under St Paul's: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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