Chapter 1 of The island of anarchy is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The island of anarchy is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Island of Anarchy. A Fragment of History in the 20th Century. “Bind thyself with one cord.” Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London. THE ISLAND OF ANARCHY.
Chapter 1 of The island of anarchy is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/1 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
From this reading “The Island of Anarchy.”
stick to firmly
From this reading ““Bind thyself with one cord.””
a period of 100 years
From this reading “A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.”
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading ““Bind thyself with one cord.””
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.”
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 “A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.”
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 A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.
a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
From this reading The Island of Anarchy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
stick to firmly
From this reading “Bind thyself with one cord.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading “Bind thyself with one cord.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Fragment of History in the 20th Century.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Island of Anarchy.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Island of Anarchy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Bind thyself with one cord.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Island of Anarchy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bind thyself with one cord.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, London.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Bind thyself with one cord.”
Chapter 1 of The island of anarchy by Elizabeth Waterhouse holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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 5 sentences of The island of anarchy, unabridged, divided into 1 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The island of anarchy by Elizabeth Waterhouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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 1 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 1 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 island of anarchy by Elizabeth Waterhouse on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The island of anarchy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The island of anarchy 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 island of anarchy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
