Chapter 1 of The Faery Queen and Her Knights is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Faery Queen and Her Knights is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain. He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
Chapter 1 of The Faery Queen and Her Knights is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 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 “Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.”
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading “He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.”
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).”
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).”
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.
In this reading “He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.”
In this reading “Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
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 Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
on one occasion
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading Rev. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
a protective covering or structure
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the words of something written
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time there might have been seen a gentle Knight, riding across the plain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was clad in armour of proof, and on his arm he carried a silver shield.
Chapter 1 of The Faery Queen and Her Knights by Alfred John Church holds 66 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 66 sentences of The Faery Queen and Her Knights, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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