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Chapter 1 of A knight of the air is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s. 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT. Author of ‘A Fatal Silence,’ &c. [_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL. Author of ‘A Hidden Chain,’ &c.
Chapter 1 of A knight of the air is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 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 “6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.”
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “[_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “Author of ‘A Hidden Chain,’ &c.”
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.”
bringing death
From this reading “Author of ‘A Fatal Silence,’ &c.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.”
for each
From this reading “6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “[_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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 “6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.”
In this reading “[_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of ‘A Fatal Silence,’ &c.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of ‘A Fatal Silence,’ &c.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading [_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of ‘A Fatal Silence,’ &c.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading Author of ‘A Hidden Chain,’ &c.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s.
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading _Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
bringing death
From this reading Author of ‘A Fatal Silence,’ &c.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading _Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s.
not accessible to view
From this reading Author of ‘A Hidden Chain,’ &c.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
and nothing more
From this reading [_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of ‘A Fatal Silence,’ &c.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading [_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
for each
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading _Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading [_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading [_Just Published._ =THE OTHER BOND.= By DORA RUSSELL.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Author of ‘A Fatal Silence,’ &c.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Crown 8vo, handsome cloth, price 2s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d. per Vol. Each Book contains about 320 pp., and is printed on superior paper from new type._ _Those marked * may be had in Picture Boards at 2s._ =THE BEAUTIFUL SOUL.= By FLORENCE MARRYAT.
Chapter 1 of A knight of the air by Henry Tracey Coxwell holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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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