Chapter 1 of Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 6 is here in full — 897 sentences across 180 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 6 is here in full — 897 sentences across 180 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_My Friend the Dutchman. By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends. No. II. Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs. By Professor Aytoun._ _My College Friends.
Chapter 1 of Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 6 is here in full — 897 sentences across 180 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.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.”
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading “_My Friend the Dutchman.”
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading “Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs.”
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading “Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “By Professor Aytoun._ _My College Friends.”
plural of “stud” — a man who is virile and sexually active
From this reading “Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs.”
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 “By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.”
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 By Professor Aytoun._ _My College Friends.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading _My Friend the Dutchman.
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _My Friend the Dutchman.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Frederick Hardman, Esq._ _My College Friends.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading No. II.
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My Friend the Dutchman.
not any; not one
From this reading No. II.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading By Professor Aytoun._ _My College Friends.
plural of “stud” — a man who is virile and sexually active
From this reading Horace Leicester._ _The Emerald Studs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _My Friend the Dutchman.
Chapter 1 of Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 6 by Various holds 897 sentences, grouped into 180 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 897 sentences of Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 6, unabridged, divided into 180 reading sections.
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