Chapter 1 of The Black Eagle is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Black Eagle is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.] TICONDEROGA. TICONDEROGA. G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ. AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Black Eagle is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “[Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “[Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “[Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “[Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]”
French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.”
a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775
From this reading “TICONDEROGA.”
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE GYPSY," "RICHELIEU," "DARNLEY," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Book Cover: THE BLACK EAGLE BY G. P. R. JAMES.]
a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775
From this reading TICONDEROGA.
Chapter 1 of The Black Eagle by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 69 sentences of The Black Eagle, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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