Chapter 25 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns. The world's a game.” _Byron_. “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.” _Rokeby_.
Chapter 25 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading ““Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading ““Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ““Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.”
plural of “pawn” — an article deposited as security
From this reading ““Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading ““Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.”
plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading ““Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.”
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “The world's a game.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
plural of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading _Byron_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The world's a game.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
an old form of “has”
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
plural of “pawn” — an article deposited as security
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
a borough of New York City
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rokeby_.
plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world's a game.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Good company's a chess-board--there are kings, Queens, bishops, knights, rooks, pawns.
a message informing of danger
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “My soul hath felt a secret weight, A warning of approaching fate.”
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world's a game.”
Chapter 25 of Frank Fairlegh by Frank E. (Frank Edward) Smedley holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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