Chapter 1 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A. I. Concerning the Walk in General II. How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III. Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV. Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
Chapter 1 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading “Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.”
a university in England
From this reading “THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.”
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading “How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading “How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.”
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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In this reading “Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
a university in England
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading I. Concerning the Walk in General II.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I. Concerning the Walk in General II.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Concerning the Walk in General II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. Concerning the Walk in General II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I. Concerning the Walk in General II.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
term of address for a man
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading How Sir Peter Antrobus and Jerome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esquire, Smoked a Pipe Together III.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I. Concerning the Walk in General II.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
which person or people
From this reading Concerning Number Four and Who Lived in It IV.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Concerning a Mysterious Lady and an Elderly Beau V. Concerning What You Have All Been Waiting For VI.
Chapter 1 of Pomander Walk by Louis Napoleon Parker holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 461 sentences of Pomander Walk, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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