Chapter 37 of Swirling Waters is here in full — 1191 sentences across 239 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter 37 of Swirling Waters is here in full — 1191 sentences across 239 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Ancient Cities= General Editor, SIR B. C. A. WINDLE _Cr. 8vo. 4s. 6d. net each volume_ With Illustrations by E. H. NEW, and other Artists BRISTOL. Alfred Harvey.
Chapter 37 of Swirling Waters is here in full — 1191 sentences across 239 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “Alfred Harvey.”
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “6d. net each volume_ With Illustrations by E. H. NEW, and other Artists BRISTOL.”
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading “6d. net each volume_ With Illustrations by E. H. NEW, and other Artists BRISTOL.”
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “=Ancient Cities= General Editor, SIR B. C. A. WINDLE _Cr.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “=Ancient Cities= General Editor, SIR B. C. A. WINDLE _Cr.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Alfred Harvey.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “6d. net each volume_ With Illustrations by E. H. NEW, and other Artists BRISTOL.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “6d. net each volume_ With Illustrations by E. H. NEW, and other Artists BRISTOL.”
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From this reading 4s.
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From this reading 8vo.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =Ancient Cities= General Editor, SIR B. C. A. WINDLE _Cr.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Alfred Harvey.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading =Ancient Cities= General Editor, SIR B. C. A. WINDLE _Cr.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading =Ancient Cities= General Editor, SIR B. C. A. WINDLE _Cr.
a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
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applying to all or most members of a category or group
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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
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English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Alfred Harvey.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading 6d. net each volume_ With Illustrations by E. H. NEW, and other Artists BRISTOL.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 4s.
term of address for a man
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From this reading 8vo.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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in the company of; together with
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Chapter 37 of Swirling Waters by Max Rittenberg holds 1191 sentences, grouped into 239 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 37 holds 1191 sentences of Swirling Waters, unabridged, divided into 239 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 37 of Swirling Waters by Max Rittenberg exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1191 sentences, grouped into 239 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 239 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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