Chapter 1 of Ormond is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ormond is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness. Author of Wieland, or Transformation. In Three Volumes. VOL. I.
Chapter 1 of Ormond is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/5 · 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 Wieland, or Transformation.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.”
a qualitative change
From this reading “Author of Wieland, or Transformation.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “In Three Volumes.”
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
From this reading “Author of Wieland, or Transformation.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.”
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 “In Three Volumes.”
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From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of Wieland, or Transformation.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Three Volumes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of Wieland, or Transformation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Author of Wieland, or Transformation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In Three Volumes.
a qualitative change
From this reading Author of Wieland, or Transformation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading In Three Volumes.
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
From this reading Author of Wieland, or Transformation.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=PhgGAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8 The Secret Witness.
Chapter 1 of Ormond by Charles Brockden Brown holds 28 sentences, grouped into 6 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 28 sentences of Ormond, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Ormond by Charles Brockden Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 28 sentences, grouped into 6 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.
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