Chapter 1 of From Paddington to Penzance is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of From Paddington to Penzance is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_. Small-caps text is shown in UPPERCASE. Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook. By the Author of the Present Volume. _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
Chapter 1 of From Paddington to Penzance is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading “_Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.”
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading “Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.”
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “_Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.”
the words of something written
From this reading “Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “By the Author of the Present Volume.”
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 “By the Author of the Present Volume.”
In this reading “Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.”
past times remembered with nostalgia
In this reading “_Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.”
In this reading “By the Author of the Present Volume.”
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From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading By the Author of the Present Volume.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the Author of the Present Volume.
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
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From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
set up or found
From this reading Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading By the Author of the Present Volume.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
the words of something written
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 16s._ _OLD TIMES AND NEW ON A CLASSIC HIGHWAY_.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading By the Author of the Present Volume.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Other notes will be found at the end of this eBook.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Superscripted text is shown as ^x or ^{text} Italics text is shown enclosed in _underscores_.
Chapter 1 of From Paddington to Penzance by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 290 sentences of From Paddington to Penzance, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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