Chapter 1 of Burne-Jones is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Burne-Jones is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST. AUTHOR. VELAZQUEZ. S. L. BENSUSAN. REYNOLDS.
Chapter 1 of Burne-Jones is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.”
plural of “masterpiece” — the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
From this reading “See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “REYNOLDS.”
Spanish painter (1599-1660)
From this reading “VELAZQUEZ.”
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. L. BENSUSAN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading S. L. BENSUSAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
plural of “masterpiece” — the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading REYNOLDS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. L. BENSUSAN.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading See http:// Masterpieces in Colour Edited by - - T. Leman Hare ARTIST.
Spanish painter (1599-1660)
From this reading VELAZQUEZ.
Chapter 1 of Burne-Jones by A. L. (Alfred Lys) Baldry holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 272 sentences of Burne-Jones, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Burne-Jones by A. L. (Alfred Lys) Baldry exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
Work through the 55 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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