Chapter 1 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY. MDCCCXCVI. In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.” B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.
Chapter 1 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.””
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.”
possessive form of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.””
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.””
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.”
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 “CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.”
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.
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From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.
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From this reading MDCCCXCVI.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.
possessive form of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.”
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In THE CHICAGO RECORD’S series of “Stories of Mystery.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading B. L. TAYLOR AND A. T. THOITS.
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 CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY.
Chapter 1 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery by Bert Leston Taylor holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 134 sentences of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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