Chapter 1 of Wrecked in Port: A Novel is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Wrecked in Port: A Novel is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=aJMOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) WRECKED IN PORT. EDMUND YATES'S NOVELS. _In boards, 2s. each; in cloth, 2s. 6d. each_. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
Chapter 1 of Wrecked in Port: A Novel is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading “_In boards, 2s. each; in cloth, 2s.”
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading “RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=aJMOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) WRECKED IN PORT.”
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading “Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=aJMOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) WRECKED IN PORT.”
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “EDMUND YATES'S NOVELS.”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=aJMOAAAAIAAJ (Stanford University Libraries) WRECKED IN PORT.”
United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
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destroyed in an accident
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From this reading _In boards, 2s. each; in cloth, 2s.
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From this reading 6d. each_.
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(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading _In boards, 2s. each; in cloth, 2s.
Bound written or printed works.
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _In boards, 2s. each; in cloth, 2s.
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d. each_.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _In boards, 2s. each; in cloth, 2s.
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From this reading EDMUND YATES'S NOVELS.
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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a state in the Rocky Mountains
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
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plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading EDMUND YATES'S NOVELS.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
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(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _In boards, 2s. each; in cloth, 2s.
examine minutely or intensely
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the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
the body of faculty and students at a university
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destroyed in an accident
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From this reading EDMUND YATES'S NOVELS.
Chapter 1 of Wrecked in Port: A Novel by Edmund Yates holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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