Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887 is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887 is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOL. VIII.—NO. 368.] JANUARY 15, 1887. [PRICE ONE PENNY. THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY. A PASTORALE. BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887 is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/1 · 7 reading units · Lines 1–7
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “368.] JANUARY 15, 1887.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “[PRICE ONE PENNY.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “[PRICE ONE PENNY.”
possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
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.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 368.] JANUARY 15, 1887.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 368.] JANUARY 15, 1887.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 368.] JANUARY 15, 1887.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PASTORALE.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading 368.] JANUARY 15, 1887.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
not any; not one
From this reading VIII.—NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.
a musical composition that evokes rural life
From this reading A PASTORALE.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.
possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VIII.—NO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887 by Various holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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 7 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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.
Work through the 2 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 2 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887 by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 744 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65756 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #65756, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 62 minutes of reading across 149 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 5 chapters of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, Issue 368, January 15, 1887, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
