Chapter 1 of Stingaree is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Stingaree is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II. The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III. "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV. A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI. The Honor of the Road 144 VII.
Chapter 1 of Stingaree is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “"To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “"To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.”
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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a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
In this reading “The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.”
In this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.”
forced to turn and face attackers
In this reading “A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
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From this reading The Honor of the Road 144 VII.
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.
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From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.
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From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
remove the dust from
From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading The Honor of the Road 144 VII.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The Honor of the Road 144 VII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The Honor of the Road 144 VII.
morally reprehensible
From this reading "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II.
Chapter 1 of Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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 449 sentences of Stingaree, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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 90 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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