Chapter 1 of Won at last is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Won at last is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC. UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME. THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN By WM. LE QUEUX. KING ALFRED THE GREAT GORDON-STABLES.
Chapter 1 of Won at last is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “KING ALFRED THE GREAT GORDON-STABLES.”
plural of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading ““THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.”
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
From this reading ““THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN By WM.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading ““THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN By WM.”
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading KING ALFRED THE GREAT GORDON-STABLES.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN By WM.
plural of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KING ALFRED THE GREAT GORDON-STABLES.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN By WM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING ALFRED THE GREAT GORDON-STABLES.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading LE QUEUX.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN By WM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE QUEUX.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “THE EARLS OF THE VILLAGE,” “FLOSS SILVERTHORN,” “IDA’S SECRET,” ETC.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN By WM.
in the company of; together with
From this reading UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN By WM.
Chapter 1 of Won at last by Agnes Giberne holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 214 sentences of Won at last, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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