Chapter 1 of St. George's Cross is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of St. George's Cross is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ST. GEORGE'S CROSS; OR, ENGLAND ABOVE ALL. _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE. LONDON: W.H. ALLEN & CO., 15. WATERLOO PLACE.
Chapter 1 of St. George's Cross is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “LONDON: W.H. ALLEN & CO., 15.”
a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
From this reading “_An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.”
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “_An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “_An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “_An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.”
possessive form of “george” — 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'S CROSS; OR, ENGLAND ABOVE ALL.”
a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
From this reading “_An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “WATERLOO PLACE.”
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From this reading LONDON: W.H. ALLEN & CO., 15.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading GEORGE'S CROSS; OR, ENGLAND ABOVE ALL.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading GEORGE'S CROSS; OR, ENGLAND ABOVE ALL.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading LONDON: W.H. ALLEN & CO., 15.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
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From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: W.H. ALLEN & CO., 15.
travel across or pass over
From this reading GEORGE'S CROSS; OR, ENGLAND ABOVE ALL.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading GEORGE'S CROSS; OR, ENGLAND ABOVE ALL.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
possessive form of “george” — 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'S CROSS; OR, ENGLAND ABOVE ALL.
a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading LONDON: W.H. ALLEN & CO., 15.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: W.H. ALLEN & CO., 15.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GEORGE'S CROSS; OR, ENGLAND ABOVE ALL.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading WATERLOO PLACE.
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From this reading ST.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _An Episode of Channel Island History._ GUERNSEY: FREDERICK CLARKE, STATES ARCADE.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading LONDON: W.H. ALLEN & CO., 15.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading WATERLOO PLACE.
Chapter 1 of St. George's Cross by H. G. (Henry George) Keene holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of St. George's Cross, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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