Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1022, July 29, 1899 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1022, July 29, 1899 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JULY 29, 1899. [PRICE ONE PENNY.] THE ANGEL OF PROMISE! BY EDWARD OXENFORD. Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1022, July 29, 1899 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “THE ANGEL OF PROMISE!”
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading “Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “JULY 29, 1899.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “[PRICE ONE PENNY.]”
past form of “revile” — spread negative information about
From this reading “Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!”
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading “Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!”
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 “Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULY 29, 1899.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULY 29, 1899.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading THE ANGEL OF PROMISE!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY EDWARD OXENFORD.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
a special loved one
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading BY EDWARD OXENFORD.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading JULY 29, 1899.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ANGEL OF PROMISE!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY EDWARD OXENFORD.
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.]
make a promise or commitment
From this reading THE ANGEL OF PROMISE!
past form of “revile” — spread negative information about
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANGEL OF PROMISE!
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
very small
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
the words that are spoken
From this reading Wildly she wailed by the tiny cot, And knew not the words she said, As she Death reviled, for her darling child Therein lay cold and dead!
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1022, July 29, 1899 by Various holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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 13 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1022, July 29, 1899, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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