Chapter 1 of What books to lend and what to give is here in full — 490 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of What books to lend and what to give is here in full — 490 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MESSRS. MACMILLAN & CO.’S PUBLICATIONS. WORKS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. NOVELS AND TALES. With Illustrations.
Chapter 1 of What books to lend and what to give is here in full — 490 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “WORKS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations.”
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “NOVELS AND TALES.”
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “MACMILLAN & CO.’S PUBLICATIONS.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “NOVELS AND TALES.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “WORKS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOVELS AND TALES.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WORKS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading WORKS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading MACMILLAN & CO.’S PUBLICATIONS.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading WORKS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
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From this reading MACMILLAN & CO.’S PUBLICATIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MESSRS.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading NOVELS AND TALES.
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading MACMILLAN & CO.’S PUBLICATIONS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MACMILLAN & CO.’S PUBLICATIONS.
plural of “tale” — 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 NOVELS AND TALES.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading WORKS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORKS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
Chapter 1 of What books to lend and what to give by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 490 sentences, grouped into 98 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.
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