Chapter 1 of Caxton's Book is here in full — 1136 sentences across 228 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Caxton's Book is here in full — 1136 sentences across 228 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_. 2. Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs. 3.
Chapter 1 of Caxton's Book is here in full — 1136 sentences across 228 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/227 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fearless and daring
From this reading “Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs.”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs.”
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs.”
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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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading 3.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
fearless and daring
From this reading Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs.
confined on all sides
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words in Bold are surrounded by =equal= signs.
Chapter 1 of Caxton's Book by W. H. (William Henry) Rhodes holds 1136 sentences, grouped into 228 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 1136 sentences of Caxton's Book, unabridged, divided into 228 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Caxton's Book by W. H. (William Henry) Rhodes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1136 sentences, grouped into 228 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 228 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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