Chapter 1 of Freston Tower is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Freston Tower is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Times of Cardinal Wolsey. AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC. WARD, LOCK AND CO. LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET. Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.
Chapter 1 of Freston Tower is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading “Times of Cardinal Wolsey.”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.”
righteousness by virtue of being pious
From this reading “Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.”
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading “LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “WARD, LOCK AND CO.”
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading “LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.”
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," 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.
In this reading “Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WARD, LOCK AND CO.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading Times of Cardinal Wolsey.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading WARD, LOCK AND CO.
being joined in close association
From this reading Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
fasten with a lock
From this reading WARD, LOCK AND CO.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Times of Cardinal Wolsey.
righteousness by virtue of being pious
From this reading Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
make square
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
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From this reading Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Times of Cardinal Wolsey.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading WARD, LOCK AND CO.
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Record of Piety connected with the County of Suffolk, BY THE AUTHOR.
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From this reading Times of Cardinal Wolsey.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "MARGARET CATCHPOLE," "MARY ANNE WELLINGTON," "ZENON THE MARTYR," ETC.
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