Chapter 1 of Lalla Rookh is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lalla Rookh is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ORIENTAL ROMANCE. BY THOMAS MOORE. WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN. ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY H. N. WOODS. LONDON: LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, & ROBERTS.
Chapter 1 of Lalla Rookh is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.”
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading “WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “BY THOMAS MOORE.”
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading “AN ORIENTAL ROMANCE.”
any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
From this reading “WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.”
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading “WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “LONDON: LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, & ROBERTS.”
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 “WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ORIENTAL ROMANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THOMAS MOORE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading LONDON: LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, & ROBERTS.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY H. N. WOODS.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, & ROBERTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, & ROBERTS.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading BY THOMAS MOORE.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY H. N. WOODS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading AN ORIENTAL ROMANCE.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
plural of “page” — 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 WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading LONDON: LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, & ROBERTS.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading AN ORIENTAL ROMANCE.
oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
English cartoonist (1820-1914)
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading BY THOMAS MOORE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading WITH SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JOHN TENNIEL, ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL; AND FIVE ORNAMENTAL PAGES OF PERSIAN DESIGN BY T. SULMAN, JUN.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY H. N. WOODS.
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