Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY HENRY GREVILLE. A Noble Woman. Nikanor. BY CECIL GRIFFITH. Corinthia Marazion.
Original Plays, Second Series
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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BY
HENRY
GREVILLE.
A
Noble
Woman.
Nikanor.
BY
CECIL
GRIFFITH.
Corinthia
Marazion.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Original Plays, Second Series
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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BY
HENRY
GREVILLE.
Line 2
A
Noble
Woman.
/ə ˈnoʊbəl ˈwʊmən/
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Nikanor.
Line 4
BY
CECIL
GRIFFITH.
Line 5
Corinthia
Marazion.
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
griffith
noun
US /ˈɡrɪfəθ/
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading “BY CECIL GRIFFITH.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “BY HENRY GREVILLE.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “A Noble Woman.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “A Noble Woman.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
Noble Woman
adjective + noun
In this reading “A Noble Woman.”
All words in this reading · 11
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Noble Woman.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY HENRY GREVILLE.
CECIL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY CECIL GRIFFITH.
Corinthia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Corinthia Marazion.
GREVILLE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY HENRY GREVILLE.
GRIFFITHnounUS /ˈɡrɪfəθ/
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading BY CECIL GRIFFITH.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading BY HENRY GREVILLE.
Marazion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Corinthia Marazion.
Nikanor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nikanor.
impressive in appearance
From this reading A Noble Woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A Noble Woman.
Chapter 26 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
What does chapter 26 of Original Plays, Second Series contain?
Chapter 26 holds 419 sentences of Original Plays, Second Series, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
How do I study chapter 26 of Original Plays, Second Series?
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Can chapter 26 be read aloud to me?
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 26 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Is this the complete text of Original Plays, Second Series?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #59685, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Original Plays, Second Series take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 2428 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Original Plays, Second Series
Words and structures a reader meets early in Original Plays, Second Series, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
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