Chapter 1 of Reynard the Fox is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Reynard the Fox is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. New illustrated edition, October, 1920. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
Chapter 1 of Reynard the Fox is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “OF CANADA, LTD.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “New illustrated edition, October, 1920.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “New illustrated edition, October, 1920.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “New illustrated edition, October, 1920.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."”
a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading “I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."”
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In this reading “New illustrated edition, October, 1920.”
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From this reading New illustrated edition, October, 1920.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
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From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading OF CANADA, LTD.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading New illustrated edition, October, 1920.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading New illustrated edition, October, 1920.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF CANADA, LTD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New illustrated edition, October, 1920.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading New illustrated edition, October, 1920.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF CANADA, LTD.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
produce a literary work
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox."
Chapter 1 of Reynard the Fox by John Masefield holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 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 350 sentences of Reynard the Fox, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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