Chapter 4 of Tales of a Wayside Inn is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Tales of a Wayside Inn is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer. According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston. 1 vol. 8vo. Sheep.
Chapter 4 of Tales of a Wayside Inn is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading “According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.”
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “_CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.”
a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
From this reading “_CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “_CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “Sheep.”
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From this reading 1 vol.
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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 _CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading _CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading _CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.
a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
From this reading _CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading _CHAPEL LITURGY._ A Book of Common Prayer.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Sheep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.
the act of using
From this reading According to the Use of King's Chapel, Boston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 8vo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1 vol.
Chapter 4 of Tales of a Wayside Inn by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 4 holds 393 sentences of Tales of a Wayside Inn, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Tales of a Wayside Inn by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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