Chapter 1 of Rhyme? And Reason? is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Rhyme? And Reason? is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RHYME? AND REASON? RHYME? AND REASON? I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
Chapter 1 of Rhyme? And Reason? is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.”
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.”
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading “RHYME?”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND REASON?
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading AND REASON?
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading RHYME?
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading I have had nor rhyme nor reason London: R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
Chapter 1 of Rhyme? And Reason? by Lewis Carroll holds 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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 337 sentences of Rhyme? And Reason?, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Rhyme? And Reason? by Lewis Carroll exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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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