Chapter 1 of Carols of Cockayne: The Third Edition, 1874 is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Carols of Cockayne: The Third Edition, 1874 is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAROLS OF COCKAYNE. By Henry S. Leigh. With Illustrations By Alfred Concanen. THE AUTHOR. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of Carols of Cockayne: The Third Edition, 1874 is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “With Illustrations By Alfred Concanen.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “THE AUTHOR.”
plural of “carol” — joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading “CAROLS OF COCKAYNE.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “By Henry S. Leigh.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations By Alfred Concanen.”
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading “By Henry S. Leigh.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading With Illustrations By Alfred Concanen.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THE AUTHOR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Henry S. Leigh.
plural of “carol” — joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading CAROLS OF COCKAYNE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAROLS OF COCKAYNE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Illustrations By Alfred Concanen.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading By Henry S. Leigh.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations By Alfred Concanen.
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading By Henry S. Leigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAROLS OF COCKAYNE.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading By Henry S. Leigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AUTHOR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations By Alfred Concanen.
Chapter 1 of Carols of Cockayne: The Third Edition, 1874 by Henry S. (Henry Sambrooke) Leigh holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 440 sentences of Carols of Cockayne: The Third Edition, 1874, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Carols of Cockayne: The Third Edition, 1874 by Henry S. (Henry Sambrooke) Leigh exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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