Chapter 1 of Dagonet Ditties is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dagonet Ditties is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORKS BY GEORGE R. SIMS. _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s. 6d.= _each_. =DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations. =TINKLETOP’S CRIME.= With a Frontispiece by MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN.
Chapter 1 of Dagonet Ditties is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “_Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “=TINKLETOP’S CRIME.= With a Frontispiece by MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN.”
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “=DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “_Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “=DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations.”
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
affix in a public place or for public notice
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From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
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From this reading 6d.= _each_.
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From this reading =DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations.
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From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =TINKLETOP’S CRIME.= With a Frontispiece by MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN.
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WORKS BY GEORGE R. SIMS.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading =TINKLETOP’S CRIME.= With a Frontispiece by MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d.= _each_.
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading =DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
an ornamental facade
From this reading =TINKLETOP’S CRIME.= With a Frontispiece by MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading WORKS BY GEORGE R. SIMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =TINKLETOP’S CRIME.= With a Frontispiece by MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading =DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading =DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations.
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =TINKLETOP’S CRIME.= With a Frontispiece by MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading WORKS BY GEORGE R. SIMS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORKS BY GEORGE R. SIMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =TINKLETOP’S CRIME.= With a Frontispiece by MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Post 8vo., illustrated boards_, =2s.= _each; cloth limp_, =2s.
in the company of; together with
From this reading =DRAMAS OF LIFE.= With 60 Illustrations.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading WORKS BY GEORGE R. SIMS.
Chapter 1 of Dagonet Ditties by George R. (George Robert) Sims holds 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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 339 sentences of Dagonet Ditties, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Dagonet Ditties by George R. (George Robert) Sims exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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 68 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 86 minutes of reading across 207 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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