Chapter 1 of The Children of the Castle is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Children of the Castle is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London. This edition dated 1915. The Children of the Castle, by Mrs Molesworth. ________________________________________________________________________ THE CHILDREN OF THE CASTLE, BY MRS MOLESWORTH. CHAPTER ONE.
Chapter 1 of The Children of the Castle is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading “The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1915.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1915.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.”
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.”
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 This edition dated 1915.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1915.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1915.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1915.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading The Children of the Castle By Mrs Molesworth Illustrations by Walter Crane Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, St Martin's Street, London.
Chapter 1 of The Children of the Castle by Mrs. Molesworth holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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 459 sentences of The Children of the Castle, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Children of the Castle by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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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