Chapter 1 of Robin Hood is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Robin Hood is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ho! Ho!” A roar of laughter greeted this sally. Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting. “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
Chapter 1 of Robin Hood is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 15/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 71–75
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “A roar of laughter greeted this sally.”
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading “Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading ““My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “A roar of laughter greeted this sally.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.”
witty remark
From this reading “A roar of laughter greeted this sally.”
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading ““My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.”
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 “A roar of laughter greeted this sally.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A roar of laughter greeted this sally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading A roar of laughter greeted this sally.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Ho!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
the sound of laughing
From this reading A roar of laughter greeted this sally.
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A roar of laughter greeted this sally.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading A roar of laughter greeted this sally.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
witty remark
From this reading A roar of laughter greeted this sally.
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
successive (without a break)
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A roar of laughter greeted this sally.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “My bow is as good as yours,” he retorted, “and my shafts will carry as straight and as far.
Chapter 1 of Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 269 sentences of Robin Hood, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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.
Work through the 54 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 54 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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About 292 minutes of reading across 703 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Robin Hood, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
