Chapter 19 of The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. each. =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature. Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c. Devoted to Geology.
Chapter 19 of The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.”
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
From this reading “Devoted to Geology.”
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading “=Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.”
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading “=Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.”
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading “=Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.”
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading “=Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “=Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d. each.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d. each.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Devoted to Geology.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading 6d. each.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
From this reading Devoted to Geology.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading =Heart Salvage.= =Sebastian.= =Gideon's Rock.= * * * * * =Science Gossip:= An Illustrated Medium of Interchange for Students and Lovers of Nature.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading Edited by J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S., &c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Devoted to Geology.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Joan Merryweather.= =Margaret and Elizabeth.= =The High Mills.= * * * * * Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
Chapter 19 of The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories by Grant Allen holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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 19 holds 344 sentences of The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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