Chapter 1 of Ancient Manners is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ancient Manners is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant. This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
Chapter 1 of Ancient Manners is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading “This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.”
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .”
put to death as punishment
From this reading “This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.”
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
From this reading “This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.”
plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention
From this reading “This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.”
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.”
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading “This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.”
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.”
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 “This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .”
In this reading “This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .”
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From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
put to death as punishment
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
small in range or scope
From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
social deportment
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
a form of address for a man
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
not any; not one
From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
and nothing more
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This Translation of Ancient Manners was executed on the Printing Presses of CHARLES HERISSEY, at Evreux, (France), for Mr. CHARLES CARRINGTON, Paris, Bookseller et Publisher, and is the only complete English version extant.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This Edition on Large Paper, is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No .
Chapter 1 of Ancient Manners by Pierre Louÿs holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 85 sentences of Ancient Manners, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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