Chapter 1 of Changeling, and Other Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Changeling, and Other Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc. THE CENTURY CO. The Century Co. So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet. I think I am, sir, said I.
Chapter 1 of Changeling, and Other Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “THE CENTURY CO.”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.”
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
From this reading “Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.”
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.
make visible
In this reading “So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I think I am, sir, said I.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
a period of 100 years
From this reading THE CENTURY CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE CENTURY CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
the act of departing
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I am, sir, said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
term of address for a man
From this reading I think I am, sir, said I.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I am, sir, said I.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Author of "The Wind Bloweth," "Messer Marco Polo," etc.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you are going to bring out a book of your stories, said the Old Poet.
Chapter 1 of Changeling, and Other Stories by Donn Byrne holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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