Chapter 1 of Legends of the North is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Legends of the North is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEGENDS OF THE NORTH. THE GUIDMAN O' INGLISMILL, AND THE FAIRY BRIDE. GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY. EDINBURGH: EDMONSTON AND DOUGLAS. PETERHEAD: DAVID SCOTT.
Chapter 1 of Legends of the North is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “EDINBURGH: EDMONSTON AND DOUGLAS.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “EDINBURGH: EDMONSTON AND DOUGLAS.”
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading “GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY.”
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading “GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY.”
plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading “GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY.”
so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
From this reading “GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY.”
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading “LEGENDS OF THE NORTH.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “PETERHEAD: DAVID SCOTT.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GUIDMAN O' INGLISMILL, AND THE FAIRY BRIDE.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading THE GUIDMAN O' INGLISMILL, AND THE FAIRY BRIDE.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading PETERHEAD: DAVID SCOTT.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading EDINBURGH: EDMONSTON AND DOUGLAS.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading EDINBURGH: EDMONSTON AND DOUGLAS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDINBURGH: EDMONSTON AND DOUGLAS.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading THE GUIDMAN O' INGLISMILL, AND THE FAIRY BRIDE.
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GUIDMAN O' INGLISMILL, AND THE FAIRY BRIDE.
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GUIDMAN O' INGLISMILL, AND THE FAIRY BRIDE.
plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY.
so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
From this reading GLOSSARY AND INTRODUCTIONS, HISTORICAL AND LEGENDARY.
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading LEGENDS OF THE NORTH.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading LEGENDS OF THE NORTH.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THE GUIDMAN O' INGLISMILL, AND THE FAIRY BRIDE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEGENDS OF THE NORTH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETERHEAD: DAVID SCOTT.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading PETERHEAD: DAVID SCOTT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEGENDS OF THE NORTH.
Chapter 1 of Legends of the North by Patrick Buchan holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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 356 sentences of Legends of the North, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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