Chapter 1 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "The Golden Valley" &c. Ann's Great Adventure. E. E. Cowper. The Golden Magnet. G. Manville Fenn.
Chapter 1 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “Ann's Great Adventure.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.”
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading “E. E. Cowper.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Ann's Great Adventure.”
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading “The Golden Magnet.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Ann's Great Adventure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ann's Great Adventure.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading E. E. Cowper.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. E. Cowper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. Manville Fenn.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. Manville Fenn.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Ann's Great Adventure.
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading The Golden Magnet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. Manville Fenn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Author of "The Golden Valley" &c.
Chapter 1 of In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 139 sentences of In the Musgrave Ranges, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 28 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
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.
Common questions about reading In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3608 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28931 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #28931, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 300 minutes of reading across 722 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through In the Musgrave Ranges section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 28 chapters of In the Musgrave Ranges to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in In the Musgrave Ranges, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
