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A moment of madness, and other stories (vol. 2 of 3)
A moment of madness, and other stories (vol. 2 of 3)

Chapter I

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A MOMENT OF MADNESS.
A MOMENT OF MADNESS, _AND OTHER STORIES_.
BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.
_IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
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A moment of madness, and other stories (vol. 2 of 3)

Chapter I

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A MOMENT OF MADNESS.
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A MOMENT OF MADNESS, _AND OTHER STORIES_.
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BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.
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_IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.
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II.
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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A MOMENT OF MADNESS.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A MOMENT OF MADNESS, _AND OTHER STORIES_.

AUTHOR

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From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

ETC

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From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

FACING

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From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

FLORENCE

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From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

FOOTLIGHTS

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From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

II

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From this reading II.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.

MADNESS

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From this reading A MOMENT OF MADNESS.

MARRYAT

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From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

MOMENT

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From this reading A MOMENT OF MADNESS.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A MOMENT OF MADNESS.

OTHER

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From this reading A MOMENT OF MADNESS, _AND OTHER STORIES_.

PHYLLIDA

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From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

STORIES

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From this reading A MOMENT OF MADNESS, _AND OTHER STORIES_.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BY FLORENCE MARRYAT, AUTHOR OF ‘PHYLLIDA,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’ ETC., ETC.

THREE

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From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.

VOL

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From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.

VOLUMES

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From this reading _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL.