Chapter 1 of Zero the Slaver is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Zero the Slaver is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher. ________________________________________________________________________ ZERO THE SLAVER, BY LAWRENCE FLETCHER. CHAPTER ONE. MISSING. 1,000 Pound Reward.
Chapter 1 of Zero the Slaver is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading “Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.”
not able to be found
From this reading “MISSING.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “1,000 Pound Reward.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “1,000 Pound Reward.”
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading “Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.”
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From this reading 1,000 Pound Reward.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.
not able to be found
From this reading MISSING.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading 1,000 Pound Reward.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading 1,000 Pound Reward.
let saliva drivel from the mouth
From this reading Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading Zero the Slaver, by Lawrence Fletcher.
Chapter 1 of Zero the Slaver by Lawrence Fletcher holds 535 sentences, grouped into 107 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 535 sentences of Zero the Slaver, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Zero the Slaver by Lawrence Fletcher exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 535 sentences, grouped into 107 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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About 90 minutes of reading across 218 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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