Chapter 1 of Aleph, the Chaldean is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Aleph, the Chaldean is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc. “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON. New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union. PREFACE. Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
Chapter 1 of Aleph, the Chaldean is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at another time
From this reading ““_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.”
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading “New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.”
a gangster's pistol
From this reading ““_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.”
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.”
have sovereign power
From this reading ““_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
at another time
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
a gangster's pistol
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
have sovereign power
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
express in words
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
in or at the place that
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
belonging to which person
From this reading “_So forth we gat us from our home;_ _So we are here to-day:_ _Now tell us where this King to find,_ _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 2 Cooper Union.
Chapter 1 of Aleph, the Chaldean by E. F. (Enoch Fitch) Burr holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Aleph, the Chaldean, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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