Chapter 1 of White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume III is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume III is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Yachting Romance. AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC. _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL. III. London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
Chapter 1 of White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume III is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London: MACMILLAN AND CO.”
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “A Yachting Romance.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “_IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.”
water travel for pleasure
From this reading “A Yachting Romance.”
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In this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.”
In this reading “_IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.”
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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 A Yachting Romance.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
large open car seating four with folding top
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A Yachting Romance.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON," "GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY," ETC.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
water travel for pleasure
From this reading A Yachting Romance.
Chapter 1 of White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume III by William Black holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume III, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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