Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes. Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves. Slaves from Gaul. [8] Clanis. The modern river Chiana.
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.”
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading “The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.”
a person of French descent
From this reading “Slaves from Gaul.”
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading “The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.”
in an original manner
From this reading “The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.”
plural of “trireme” — ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
From this reading “The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.”
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From this reading [8] Clanis.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
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From this reading The modern river Chiana.
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From this reading [8] Clanis.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
favorite
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
very lively and profitable
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slaves from Gaul.
a person of French descent
From this reading Slaves from Gaul.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
in an original manner
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The modern river Chiana.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
plural of “trireme” — ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
From this reading The modern Marseilles, originally a Greek colony and a flourishing commercial centre. triremes.
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) by O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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.
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