Chapter 1 of The Headless Horseman is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Headless Horseman is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York.. This edition dated 1888. The Headless Horseman, by Captain Mayne Reid. ________________________________________________________________________ THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN, BY CAPTAIN MAYNE REID. PROLOGUE.
Chapter 1 of The Headless Horseman is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1888.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1888.”
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading “The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..”
not having a head or formed without a head
From this reading “The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..”
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading “The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..”
an introduction to a play
From this reading “PROLOGUE.”
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading “The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..”
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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 “The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..”
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From this reading This edition dated 1888.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1888.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1888.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
not having a head or formed without a head
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
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From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and 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 Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
an introduction to a play
From this reading PROLOGUE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1888.
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 Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas By Captain Mayne Reid Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, Glasgow and New York..
Chapter 1 of The Headless Horseman by Mayne Reid holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of The Headless Horseman, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Headless Horseman by Mayne Reid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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