Chapter 1 of Stoneheart: A Romance is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Stoneheart: A Romance is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/600061818.pdf Author of "Bee-Hunters," "Smuggler Chief," etc., etc. Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion. It masters us, whether we will or no. Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight. And why?
Chapter 1 of Stoneheart: A Romance is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.”
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.”
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/600061818.pdf Author of "Bee-Hunters," "Smuggler Chief," etc., etc.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “It masters us, whether we will or no.”
cause to move back by force or influence
From this reading “Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.”
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “See http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/600061818.pdf Author of "Bee-Hunters," "Smuggler Chief," etc., etc.”
without awareness
From this reading “Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.”
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 “Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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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 Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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Bound written or printed works.
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a person who is in charge
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/600061818.pdf Author of "Bee-Hunters," "Smuggler Chief," etc., etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It masters us, whether we will or no.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading It masters us, whether we will or no.
come together
From this reading Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
not any; not one
From this reading It masters us, whether we will or no.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It masters us, whether we will or no.
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.
cause to move back by force or influence
From this reading Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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an instance of visual perception
From this reading Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
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an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion.
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading See http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/600061818.pdf Author of "Bee-Hunters," "Smuggler Chief," etc., etc.
without awareness
From this reading Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It masters us, whether we will or no.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It masters us, whether we will or no.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It masters us, whether we will or no.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It masters us, whether we will or no.
Chapter 1 of Stoneheart: A Romance by Gustave Aimard holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 193 sentences of Stoneheart: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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