Chapter 1 of The Eye of Istar is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Eye of Istar is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York. The Eye of Istar, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ THE EYE OF ISTAR, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. PREFACE. _PEACE, O READER!
Chapter 1 of The Eye of Istar is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “_PEACE, O READER!”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.”
third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading “The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
the organ of sight
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
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From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
not any; not one
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _PEACE, O READER!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading _PEACE, O READER!
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From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
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From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading _PEACE, O READER!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The Eye of Istar A Romance of the Land of No Return By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearse Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York.
Chapter 1 of The Eye of Istar by William Le Queux holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of The Eye of Istar, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Eye of Istar by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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