Chapter 1 of Darnley is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Darnley is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. Darnley or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold, Vol. 6 Darnley. LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.
Chapter 1 of Darnley is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
From this reading “The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading Darnley or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold, Vol. 6 Darnley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Darnley or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold, Vol. 6 Darnley.
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 LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.
coins made of gold
From this reading Darnley or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold, Vol. 6 Darnley.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.
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From this reading Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
small in range or scope
From this reading LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.
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From this reading LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.
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From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Darnley or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold, Vol. 6 Darnley.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.
examine minutely or intensely
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plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED MDCCCCIII.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=RKhEAAAAYAAJ (The University of Virginia) 2.
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From this reading Darnley or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold, Vol. 6 Darnley.
Chapter 1 of Darnley by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James holds 35 sentences, grouped into 7 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 35 sentences of Darnley, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Darnley by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 35 sentences, grouped into 7 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 7 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 7 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 540 minutes of reading across 1297 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Darnley, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
