Chapter 1 of Yorkshire Family Romance is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Yorkshire Family Romance is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCE. YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCE. "CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC. WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS. LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.
Chapter 1 of Yorkshire Family Romance is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.”
plural of “celebrity” — a widely known person
From this reading “"CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.”
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading “WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.”
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading “YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCE.”
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In this reading “"CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.”
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United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
plural of “celebrity” — a widely known person
From this reading "CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
From this reading "CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.
a social unit living together
From this reading YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCE.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.
small in range or scope
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading "CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LIMITED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE WOLDS," "PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCE.
Chapter 1 of Yorkshire Family Romance by Frederick Ross holds 496 sentences, grouped into 100 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 496 sentences of Yorkshire Family Romance, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Yorkshire Family Romance by Frederick Ross exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 496 sentences, grouped into 100 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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