Chapter 1 of The black ship is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The black ship is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain. Other Allegories and Parables. "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC. ETC. [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
Chapter 1 of The black ship is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “allegory” — a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading “Other Allegories and Parables.”
a particular environment or walk of life
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acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.”
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading “New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.”
plural of “parable” — a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading “Other Allegories and Parables.”
one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
From this reading “[Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.”
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “"TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.”
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.
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From this reading [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
plural of “allegory” — a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading Other Allegories and Parables.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Other Allegories and Parables.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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From this reading [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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a particular environment or walk of life
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From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.
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 [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
acknowledged as a supposition
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.
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 [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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From this reading [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other Allegories and Parables.
plural of “parable” — a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading Other Allegories and Parables.
people in general considered as a whole
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one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
From this reading [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading [Elizabeth Rundle Charles] LONDON: J. NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "TALES AND SKETCHES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE," "THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SONG," ETC.
in the company of; together with
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Chapter 1 of The black ship by Elizabeth Rundle Charles holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of The black ship, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The black ship by Elizabeth Rundle Charles exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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