Chapter 1 of The Centenary Garland is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Centenary Garland is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication. By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence. With Descriptions, Memoir, Etc. William P. Nimmo. Who comes, alone, with soul of fire, And in his hand the Border lyre?
Chapter 1 of The Centenary Garland is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.”
plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “With Descriptions, Memoir, Etc.”
high status importance owing to marked superiority
From this reading “By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.”
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
From this reading “Who comes, alone, with soul of fire, And in his hand the Border lyre?”
an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading “With Descriptions, Memoir, Etc.”
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.”
pertaining to or consisting of pictures
From this reading “Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.”
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.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading Who comes, alone, with soul of fire, And in his hand the Border lyre?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
a line that indicates a boundary
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
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From this reading By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.
plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words
From this reading With Descriptions, Memoir, Etc.
high status importance owing to marked superiority
From this reading By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.
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start firing a weapon
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Who comes, alone, with soul of fire, And in his hand the Border lyre?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who comes, alone, with soul of fire, And in his hand the Border lyre?
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
From this reading Who comes, alone, with soul of fire, And in his hand the Border lyre?
an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading With Descriptions, Memoir, Etc.
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From this reading William P. Nimmo.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading By George Cruikshank, and Other Artists of Eminence.
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 William P. Nimmo.
pertaining to or consisting of pictures
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
term of address for a man
From this reading Being Pictorial Illustrations Of The Novels Of Sir Walter Scott, In Their Order Of Publication.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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German conductor (1876-1962)
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which person or people
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From this reading William P. Nimmo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Descriptions, Memoir, Etc.
Chapter 1 of The Centenary Garland by Charles [Editor] Rogers holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of The Centenary Garland, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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