Chapter 1 of Kenneth McAlpine is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Kenneth McAlpine is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kenneth McAlpine, by Gordon Stables. ________________________________________________________________________ KENNETH MCALPINE, BY GORDON STABLES. CHAPTER ONE. EARLY DAYS. "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
Chapter 1 of Kenneth McAlpine is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “EARLY DAYS.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “"Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “"Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “"Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."”
plural of “landscape” — an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “"Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “"Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."”
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “Kenneth McAlpine, by Gordon Stables.”
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an early period of development
In this reading “EARLY DAYS.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Kenneth McAlpine, by Gordon Stables.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading EARLY DAYS.
a drop of dew
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading EARLY DAYS.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
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From this reading Kenneth McAlpine, by Gordon Stables.
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From this reading Kenneth McAlpine, by Gordon Stables.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
plural of “landscape” — an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kenneth McAlpine, by Gordon Stables.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading Kenneth McAlpine, by Gordon Stables.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Away, ye gay landscapes, ye garden of roses, And bring me the land where the dewdrop reposes."
Chapter 1 of Kenneth McAlpine by Gordon Stables holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of Kenneth McAlpine, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Kenneth McAlpine by Gordon Stables exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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