Chapter 1 of Prose Idylls, New and Old is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Prose Idylls, New and Old is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD. BY REV. CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER. _NEW EDITION_. London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
Chapter 1 of Prose Idylls, New and Old is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading “CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London: MACMILLAN AND CO.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD.”
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading “PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “BY REV.”
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading “CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY REV.
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _NEW EDITION_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD.
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading BY REV.
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading CHARLES KINGSLEY, CANON OF WESTMINSTER.
Chapter 1 of Prose Idylls, New and Old by Charles Kingsley holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 451 sentences of Prose Idylls, New and Old, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Prose Idylls, New and Old by Charles Kingsley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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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