Chapter 1 of Legend is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Legend is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped. Published January, 1920. [Music: BEETHOVEN, Op. 57.]
Chapter 1 of Legend is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.”
German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
From this reading “[Music: BEETHOVEN, Op.”
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading “Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Published January, 1920.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “[Music: BEETHOVEN, Op.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published January, 1920.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.”
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.
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set up or found
In this reading “Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.”
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From this reading Published January, 1920.
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From this reading 57.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
From this reading [Music: BEETHOVEN, Op.
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
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From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
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From this reading See https://
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Published January, 1920.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading [Music: BEETHOVEN, Op.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Music: BEETHOVEN, Op.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published January, 1920.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Author of “Regiment of Women” and “First the Blade” Set up and electrotyped.
Chapter 1 of Legend by Clemence Dane holds 433 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 433 sentences of Legend, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Legend by Clemence Dane exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 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.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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