Chapter 1 of King-Errant is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of King-Errant is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_. This is not a novel, neither is it a history. It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs. "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
Chapter 1 of King-Errant is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
From this reading “"_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.”
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.”
plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading “It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs.”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.”
of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
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From this reading 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is not a novel, neither is it a history.
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
From this reading "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs.
a man of refinement
From this reading "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading This is not a novel, neither is it a history.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not a novel, neither is it a history.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is not a novel, neither is it a history.
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs.
plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading This is not a novel, neither is it a history.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not a novel, neither is it a history.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading This is not a novel, neither is it a history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
From this reading "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It is the life-story of a man, taken from his own memoirs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not a novel, neither is it a history.
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading "_Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, gentleman, apothecary, ploughboy, thief_."
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=wNIMAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) _Author of "On the Face of the Waters," etc_. languages, including the Scandinavian_.
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