Chapter 1 of Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts is here in full — 580 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts is here in full — 580 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH A RAP AT THE "SPIRIT-RAPPERS." GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Illustrated with Cuts. TO THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS. PRICE ONE SHILLING.
Chapter 1 of Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts is here in full — 580 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “TO THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS.”
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading “Illustrated with Cuts.”
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “TO THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated with Cuts.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “PRICE ONE SHILLING.”
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “WITH A RAP AT THE "SPIRIT-RAPPERS."”
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “PRICE ONE SHILLING.”
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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 WITH A RAP AT THE "SPIRIT-RAPPERS."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WITH A RAP AT THE "SPIRIT-RAPPERS."
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading TO THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading Illustrated with Cuts.
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading TO THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated with Cuts.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PRICE ONE SHILLING.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading PRICE ONE SHILLING.
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading WITH A RAP AT THE "SPIRIT-RAPPERS."
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading PRICE ONE SHILLING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH A RAP AT THE "SPIRIT-RAPPERS."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH A RAP AT THE "SPIRIT-RAPPERS."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH A RAP AT THE "SPIRIT-RAPPERS."
Chapter 1 of Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts by George Cruikshank holds 580 sentences, grouped into 116 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 580 sentences of Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts, unabridged, divided into 116 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts by George Cruikshank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 580 sentences, grouped into 116 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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