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Chapter 1 of Kingsworth is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kingsworth, by C.R. Coleridge. ________________________________________________________________________ KINGSWORTH, BY C.R. COLERIDGE. CHAPTER ONE. THE HEIRS OF KINGSWORTH. Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
Chapter 1 of Kingsworth is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading “Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.”
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “Kingsworth, by C.R. Coleridge.”
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading “Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.”
plural of “heir” — a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
From this reading “THE HEIRS OF KINGSWORTH.”
out of fashion
From this reading “Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.”
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading “Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.”
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In this reading “Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.”
In this reading “Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
completely unclothed
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Kingsworth, by C.R. Coleridge.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Kingsworth, by C.R. Coleridge.
composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading Kingsworth, by C.R. Coleridge.
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
plural of “heir” — a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
From this reading THE HEIRS OF KINGSWORTH.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
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From this reading Kingsworth, by C.R. Coleridge.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
intermediate in size
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEIRS OF KINGSWORTH.
out of fashion
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
above and across; more than
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Kingsworth, by C.R. Coleridge.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
having a supporting base
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEIRS OF KINGSWORTH.
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kingsworth was a moderate-sized old-fashioned house, standing amid bare undulating downs above a low line of chalky cliffs and looking over the sea.
Chapter 1 of Kingsworth by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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 464 sentences of Kingsworth, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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